France to relax cheese production rules after drought takes toll on grazing land

Comté, beaufort and abondance makers can temporarily supplement cows diets as there is no grass left to eatStrict production rules will be loosened for some of Frances most famous cheeses after drought and repeated heatwaves dried out grazing pastures, threatening the livelihoods of traditional dairy workers.Comté, a hard cheese made from raw cows milk in the Jura mountains, is Frances top-selling traditional cheese, with more than 62,000 tonnes produced last year. The government announced on ...