These cheeses are banned in the US

Yes, this is a type of blue cheese, but it’s more special than that. This creamy, semi-soft, blue-veined cheese is made using unpasteurized milk in the Jura region of France, where it’s aged for at least three weeks. You are only permitted to say a cheese is Bleu de Gex if it was made using the milk from cows in the town of Montbéliard and aged with a specific type of mold. Due to these distinct processes, the cheese itself is much stronger and has more flavor than other types of blue cheese. All rounds of Bleu de Gex are stamped with the word “Gex.” If you buy a Gex-stamped cheese in the U.S., however, you’re at risk for legal retaliation. The unpasteurized milk used to make it means that this cheese is not to be sold in America.