‘Victim of its success’: Is France's beloved comté cheese bad for the environment?

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Comté is the most eaten AOP cheese in France, but activists claims its very popularity – at home and overseas – is damaging the environment. The milk to make the comté can only be produced on the Jura plateau in eastern France where there are reports of intensification of livestock farming and pollution linked to wastewater treatment.

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