https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed EU proposals to make traffic light food labelling compulsory have stirred fury from artisan French food producers, who say the health and nutrition scores unfairly brand traditional foodstuffs like Roquefort cheese as unhealthy. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210608/french-food-producers-fury-as-their-artisan-meats-and-cheeses-are-labelled-unhealthy Tue, 08 Jun 2021 16:51:38 +0200 french-food-producers-fury-as-their-artisan-meats-and-cheeses-are-labelled-unhealthy Cheese consumption skyrocketed last year, as French people turned to comfort food during lockdown. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210314/the-french-ate-record-amount-of-cheese-in-2020 Sun, 14 Mar 2021 12:23:34 +0100 the-french-ate-record-amount-of-cheese-in-2020 Mont d’Or cheese is a French treasure you can only find at a specific time of the year. But why's that? https://www.thelocal.fr/20200910/why-is-everyone-in-france-talking-about-mont-dor-today Thu, 10 Sep 2020 16:58:10 +0200 why-is-everyone-in-france-talking-about-mont-dor-today Eating cheese in France might sound pretty straightforward, but the world of French cheese can be a minefield of unwritten, unspoken rules. Here’s a lowdown on French cheese etiquette, from Katie Warren. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160622/be-on-your-best-briehaviour-a-guide-to-french-cheese-etiquette Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:57:35 +0200 be-on-your-best-briehaviour-a-guide-to-french-cheese-etiquette The World Fondue Championships are underway in Switzerland and even before the winner has been named tensions are running high between the Swiss and the French over what cheese goes into a fondue. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191118/fondue-smoked-whiskey-and-wooden-spoon-secrets-of-the-worlds-best-fondue Mon, 18 Nov 2019 14:39:12 +0100 fondue-smoked-whiskey-and-wooden-spoon-secrets-of-the-worlds-best-fondue Nearly 6,000 packets of Camembert cheese have been recalled in France because they may present a risk of E. coli infection. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190314/6000-camemberts-recalled-in-france-over-ecoli-fears Thu, 14 Mar 2019 10:40:20 +0100 6000-camemberts-recalled-in-france-over-ecoli-fears French authorities ordered a recall of reblochon cheeses on Monday after six young children were hospitalised with E.coli infections traced to a producer. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180515/french-supermarkets-recall-reblochon-cheeses-after-children-hospitalized Tue, 15 May 2018 10:41:11 +0200 french-supermarkets-recall-reblochon-cheeses-after-children-hospitalized Ten people died and another 80 fell ill in France after eating contaminated Morbier and Mont d’Or cheese in a salmonella outbreak that health authorities knew about, a new report has revealed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180413/ten-die-in-france-after-eating-morbier-mont-dor-cheese-infected-with-salmonella Fri, 13 Apr 2018 18:48:49 +0200 ten-die-in-france-after-eating-morbier-mont-dor-cheese-infected-with-salmonella Lovers of “real” Camembert have suffered a further set back after a Canadian version of the creamy cheese was voted the best in the entire world. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180319/canadians-cause-a-stink Mon, 19 Mar 2018 11:16:52 +0100 canadians-cause-a-stink A truce has been reached to bring an end to the Camembert wars that have plagued one of France's most pungent cheese for a decade, but some say the quality of the famous fromage will never be as good. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180223/french-cheese-wars-are-the-days-of-the-real-normandy-camembert-numbered Fri, 23 Feb 2018 14:09:42 +0100 french-cheese-wars-are-the-days-of-the-real-normandy-camembert-numbered Nearly 700 blocks of fine Saint-Nectaire cheese were stolen by thieves from a producer in central France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180110/fromage-heist-thieves-make-off-with-700-cheeses-in-france Wed, 10 Jan 2018 18:39:39 +0100 fromage-heist-thieves-make-off-with-700-cheeses-in-france Foraging wild boars are putting the future of France's famously smelly Munster cheese at risk, its makers say. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180103/wild-boars-threaten-future-of-frances-smelliest-cheese Wed, 03 Jan 2018 15:16:09 +0100 wild-boars-threaten-future-of-frances-smelliest-cheese China has reopened its doors to smelly French cheeses like Brie, Camembert and Roquefort after a two-month block on imports. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171023/china-reopens-borders-to-smelly-french-cheeses Mon, 23 Oct 2017 15:06:44 +0200 china-reopens-borders-to-smelly-french-cheeses Sheep farmers in France were set to protest on Monday at what they see is the government’s failure to protect their animals from attacks by wolves. They claim one of the problems is the strict regulations for making cheeses. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171009/how-frances-strict-cheese-making-rules-leave-farmers-exposed-to-wolf-attacks Mon, 09 Oct 2017 15:30:24 +0200 how-frances-strict-cheese-making-rules-leave-farmers-exposed-to-wolf-attacks Everyone knows you shouldn't mess with the French and their food. But unfortunately for one US supermarket, it seems they didn't get the memo. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170911/us-supermarket-sparks-social-media-outcry-over-french-cheese-map Mon, 11 Sep 2017 19:58:46 +0200 us-supermarket-sparks-social-media-outcry-over-french-cheese-map French people are in uproar after a picture was posted online of a Camembert cheese that had clearly been cut in a flagrant violation of fromage etiquette. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170316/french-left-outraged-online-over-camembert-cheese-abuse Thu, 16 Mar 2017 13:35:20 +0100 french-left-outraged-online-over-camembert-cheese-abuse Cheese lovers in the French capital will soon be able to get their hands on locally-made cheese products, as the "Made in Paris" project gathers steam. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170222/paris-is-about-to-get-its-first-cheese-dairy Wed, 22 Feb 2017 11:56:44 +0100 paris-is-about-to-get-its-first-cheese-dairy VIDEO: What's so great about France? https://www.thelocal.fr/20170217/is-this-the-cheesiest-video-of-france-ever Fri, 17 Feb 2017 14:50:53 +0100 is-this-the-cheesiest-video-of-france-ever Camembert, the village that gave its name to France's most famous - and imitated - cheese, has only one remaining traditional "fromagerie" still making the speciality, and it's holding its own against big industry. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160926/frances-last-real-camembert-cheese-fights-for-survival Mon, 26 Sep 2016 14:37:27 +0200 frances-last-real-camembert-cheese-fights-for-survival Gerard Depardieu is bashing France for its "stinky cheese", but we couldn't give a whiff. Here are six of the smelliest you need to bury your nose in, at least once in life. What others would you add? https://www.thelocal.fr/20160922/a-celebration-of-the-stinkiest-cheeses-to-come-out-of-france Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:21:24 +0200 a-celebration-of-the-stinkiest-cheeses-to-come-out-of-france