John Farrand, director of the Guild of Fine Food, noted, "Occasionally some countries' cheeses don't make it, but the Guild is granted a special licence each year to import cheeses. British cheesemakers complied with all the conditions." Despite this, on Friday morning it appeared the cheeses had not been cleared for entry. "We were still fighting to get some clarity and clear instruction on what wasn't right, but we had no success," Farrand shared.
Judge James Grant expressed his disappointment, stating, "It's really devastating. The UK's going through an incredible change as far as cheese is going. There's an incredible amount of hard work from these cheesemakers who are putting handmade artisan cheese back on the map. It’s really, really sad." He further emphasized that since Brexit, the process for importing and exporting cheese has become increasingly complicated due to more bureaucracy and red tape.
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