Some beloved cheeses “could disappear,” owing to a decline in the strains of fungus that give them their unique taste, smell, color and texture, France’s science agency says.

Following is a transcript of the video. Claudia Romeo: We're in Seine-et-Marne, in France, in the birthplace of Brie. And, actually, we're not far from Paris. We're at, like, 12 kilometers from ...

Pack your 220-volt convertor and your euros and get set to visit France without crossing the Atlantic. Welcome to St. Pierre and Miquelon, France’s last foothold in North America.

But Camembert and its blander-tasting cousin, brie cheese, have in recent weeks been the subjects of headlines and social media posts declaring that the beloved fromages are heading for the grave.