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'.

The local préfet tweeted: "Ban it? You might as well ban sunsets over the Jura! Let's be serious", adding the hashtag #TouchePasAuComté (hands off Comté).

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