Camembert cheese and brie could become extinct because of a decline in fungi, French scientists have warned.
The National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) said that attempts to make camembert with the typical white rind over the decades had impacted the fungus used to manufacture the cheese.
The fungus could cease to exist because of this, leading to the ‘extinction’ of camembert, according to a report from the organisation.
It said that blue cheeses such as Roquefort were in danger, but…