April 09, 2005

French mobilise to save cheeses under threat of extinction

Sauvez les Fromages!

AFP reports: oo la la fromage
PARIS - A worrisome trend is looming in this country of cheese-lovers, where the nation's rich palette of 1,000 cheeses is being nibbled away at with the annual demise of several varieties.

"In 30 years, more than 50 have been struck off the menus as the proportion of industrial cheeses continues to grow while cheeses made from unpasteurised milk only represent seven percent of our consumption," said Veronique Richez-Lerouge.

She is the president of an association formed to protect France's unique cheeses, the focus of Friday's fourth national cheese day...




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