Letter: Iced putty and biscuits to finish

Sir: My birthday dinner has been spoilt. I was prepared to give my favourite restaurateur full marks until it came to the cheese, which arrived severely chilled, thereby losing most of its flavour. I complained as politely as I could and was told apologetically that this was because of regulations which now forbade him to serve cheese other than from the refrigerator.

I am all for having my health protected in principle, but when cheese is reduced to iced putty, things have gone too far. I have been told by our environmental health department that this regulation, which became fully effective in April, is the result of UK legislation, not Euro folly.

That is quite understandable as I am sure our continental cousins would not put up with such nonsense. Can we campaign to have room temperature - and edible - cheese?

Yours faithfully,

T. W. DAVIES

Cambridge

7 June