# Brie-xit Means Brie-xit: French win cheese of the year after British entries get held up at the border due to EU import regulations

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/brie-xit-means-brie-xit-french-win-cheese-of-the-year-after-british-entries-get-held-up-at-the-border-due-to-eu-import-regulations/
- Published: 2026-11-14T16:53:40+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T17:03:44+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16292619/French-win-cheese-year-UK-entries-held-EU-border.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Europe, UK, World

## Key points

- French Comté won the world’s top cheese award.
- British entries were delayed at the EU border.
- Molly Powell won Young Cheesemonger of the Year.

## Summary

A 24-month-aged French Comté won the World Cheese Awards in Spain, as some British entries were delayed at the border amid EU import requirements and strike disruption. The result marks the first time in 15 years that the top prize has gone to a French cheese, while the missing UK contenders left the competition without several expected entries.

The winning Comté, made by Juraflore in the Jura, was selected from a record 5,330 cheeses representing 45 countries and six continents. Three finalists tied on 81 points, so judges used a tiebreak procedure; Switzerland and Italy each had four cheeses among the final 14, Spain had three and France had two. Britain’s last winner was Cornish Kern in 2017, and London cheesemonger Molly Powell won the Young Cheesemonger of the Year competition.

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