Day 3 of French regional Christmas specialities: Foie gras This south-west delicacy takes up a fair amount of French people’s budget for the Christmas period
Supermarket foie gras recalled across France over odour issue The product should be taken back to the shop where a refund will be issued
Foie gras label not possible if no gavage: French MP wants law change Loïc Dombreval says that the mechanical force-feeding currently required for the foie gras designation ‘consists in voluntarily making an animal ill’ and wants ‘natural’ products to be recognised under the label as well
news French chefs invite foie gras critics to see workshops and then decide Chefs and councillors have called on opponents to see the ‘best possible conditions’ in which the delicacy is made – but not all chefs are in agreement, as the use of ‘faux gras’ increases
Lyon becomes third city in France to ban foie gras on cruelty grounds Foie gras is ‘not a French speciality but a French shame,’ said the mayor of Grenoble where the delicacy is also banned
French producer: ‘Foie gras can only be made if you love geese’ There are few foie gras producers in France where everything is done on the farm. Florian Boucherie runs ferme auberge La Garrigue Haute in Dordogne
French ambassador joins fight to stop UK foie gras import ban British farmers have been forbidden from producing foie gras under animal welfare legislation since 2006. However, the UK continues to import the product
Paris start-up develops cruelty-free, lab-grown foie gras French company hopes gourmet meat product could replace traditional foie gras in countries that have banned it
French foie gras farmers invite Johnson to visit and not limit sales The head of the foie gras trade body said the UK Prime Minister was wrong to remove people’s ‘freedom of choice’ over what they eat
Foie gras producers in France oppose UK plans to ban imports The French foie gras trade body called the proposal “an attack on the freedom of British lovers of foie gras” saying that cruelty accusations are misplaced
French oyster and foie-gras producers hope for festive sales Producers are focusing on open-air markets for positive 2020 pandemic sale figures but Foie-gras industry is facing hard times
France: Foie gras sold at super-low prices in legal loophole The exception to the usual law can be obtained by direct request, allowing producers to sell at super-low prices at this popular time of year.
Foie gras: French fraud report finds major issues Blocks of foie gras - a popular food over the holiday season in France - have been found to not comply with laws on composition and labelling, a new fraud report has found.
Foie gras made without ‘gavage’ now on sale in France The first foie gras created without the controversial “gavage” forced feeding technique is to go on sale in the south of France just in time for Christmas, costing almost €1,000 per kilo. French food notes - February 2019 Michelin-starred chef creates vegan 'faux gras' Duck still on the menu despite bird flu
Ariège farm makes foie gras without disputed ‘gavage’ An experimental farm in the Ariège has been raising geese to make foie gras without the use of the controversial “gavage” feeding technique. No slaughter for 12,000 Lot-et-Garonne bird flu ducks Cost of Christmas foie gras set to rocket California bans foie gras - again Labrador Tag Feed Labrador Tag Feed