The French government is temporarily relaxing strict production rules for traditional cheeses including abondance, beaufort and comte, allowing producers to supplement their cows' diets with fodder and grain brought in from elsewhere. The change comes as drought and heatwaves have dried out pastures, and other traditional cheeses will also receive temporary exemptions from the normally strict rules meant to ensure authenticity.
Le Monde and The Guardian similarly report the factual policy change, with The Guardian adding more context on the scale of comté production and the threat to traditional dairy workers' livelihoods, framing it slightly more around climate impact on livelihoods.
France 24 reports the story straightforwardly as a practical policy response to drought and heat depleting pastures, focusing on which cheeses and rule changes are involved.
No right-of-center outlet in our set has published this story.