{
  "id": 3678887,
  "title": "France to relax cheese production rules after drought takes toll on grazing land",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/france-to-relax-cheese-production-rules-after-drought-takes-toll-on",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-27T04:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/27/france-cheese-production-rules-drought-comte-beaufort-abondance"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Comté, beaufort and abondance makers can temporarily supplement cows’ diets as there is ‘no grass left to eat’ Strict production rules will be loosened for some of France’s most famous cheeses after drought and repeated heatwaves dried out grazing pastures, threatening the livelihoods of traditional dairy workers. Comté , a hard cheese made from raw cows’ milk in the Jura mountains, is France’s…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}