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French politicians rush to defence of cheese labelled 'bad product'

French politicians defended Comté, a hard cow’s milk cheese from eastern France, after it was criticized for its negative environmental impact.
The criticism arose due to intensive dairy farming linked to polluted rivers, which led some to urge people to avoid Comté cheese.
Politicians nationally and locally reacted swiftly, with farmers in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté voicing anger, while the dairy industry emphasized its cooperative values despite environmental impacts.
Environmentalist Pierre Rigaux criticized Comté for its negative environmental impact, prompting slogans like "Protect Comté" and various hashtags in its defense.
The Green party leader clarified that their party never requested to stop or ban Comté, aiming to set the record straight on the debate surrounding it.

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Lean Left

What is the ecological impact of the county, at the heart of a controversy?

The cheese star of the Jura is accused of being at the origin of the pollution of rivers in Franche-Comté and responsible for animal abuse by environmental defenders, which did not fail to make the milk producers of the region and the political class react.

12 days ago·Strasbourg, France

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The Local - Fr

Lean Left

French politicians rush to defence of cheese labelled 'bad product'

French politicians have rushed to the defence of one of the country's best-known AOP cheeses after it was branded 'a bad product for the environment'.

12 days ago·France

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Liberation

Lean Left

The political world to help the county, accused of being "an ecologically bad product"

The controversy was triggered at the end of April by an environmental and anti-specist activist, Pierre Rigaux, invited by France Inter.

12 days ago·Paris, France

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La Libre

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The French political scene under tension... for a cheese story

A controversy over the question of the environmental impact of the county, one of the most consumed cheeses in France, arouses the ire of dairy cow farmers and inflames the political class. ...

13 days ago·Brussels, Belgium

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Le Huffington Post

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No, environmentalists don't want to ban the county (it's even the opposite)

An interview with Pierre Rigaux aroused an outcry, going as far as the Minister of Agriculture, and prompted Marine Tondelier to react.

13 days ago·Paris, France

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ladepeche.fr

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"What reasons have we yet to buy from the County?": considered too polluting by the ecologists, the production of cheese provokes controversy

Guest of France Inter, ecologist Pierre Rigaux denounced the ecological impact of county production, triggering a polemic and a strong reaction from the Jura prefecture.

13 days ago

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