Foie gras
French Foie Gras Makers Worry as Bird Flu Spreads in EuropeNew outbreaks in Europe of a severe strain of bird flu pose a fresh worry for French foie gras producers, already reeling from lost sales last year when the virus emerged in southwestern France.
- India Bans Foie Gras, a Controversial Duck Liver Delicacy
India has banned the import of foie gras, a government notice said, after animal rights activists complained that the method used to produce the duck liver delicacy was cruel. "Import policy of the item 'foie ...
- Foie Gras Ban to Stay, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is allowing California to continue enforcing a law that bans the sale of foie gras. The justices on rejected a challenge to the law from producers of the delicacy in New York and ...
- Duck Cull in France's Foie Gras Region to Contain Bird Flu
French authorities started slaughtering ducks in the main foie gras-producing region on Thursday to try to contain a dangerous form of bird flu.
- Foie Gras Back on Menu in California
Californians will be able to legally eat foie gras again after a judge Wednesday overturned a ban on sales of the delicacy, outlawed in the US state for the past two and a half years.
- The Notorious Foie Gras: Sao Paulo Judge Lifts Ban on its Sale
A judge in Sao Paulo suspended a law banning the production and sale of foie gras within Brazil's largest city.
- This One's Got legs: Are Insect Chocolates About to Take Off in France?
Chocolate-maker Sylvain Musquar has so far sold 60 boxes of his worm and cricket-topped confections for €22 eachFrom the country that brought the world the culinary delights of snails in garlic, frogs' legs and pâté ...
- France Reports Three More Bird Flu Cases in Southwest
The return of bird flu in France comes just before demand for foie gras, produced from duck or goose liver, peaks over the year-end holiday season.
