foie gras
'An assault on French gastronomic tradition': US Supreme court upholds foie gras ban
France called California's law "an assault on French (gastronomic and cultural) tradition" but that didn't deter the US Supreme Court from upholding the ban.
Price of foie gras in France set to rocket this Christmas
The price of foie gras is set to rocket in France once again this Christmas as the ravaged industry continues to suffer the effects of two outbreaks of avian flu in as many years.
French prepare to tuck into festive foie gras (from Bulgaria)
While the controversial delicacy foie gras will be on the menu in many French households this Christmas, there's a big chance the traditional Gallic grub will have come from eastern Europe.
French foie gras exports banned after new case of bird flu
French foie gras producers remain banned from exporting their product outside Europe after the discovery of a new case of bird flu at a farm in the south west.
French foie gras industry warns of Christmas shortages
France's foie gras industry is struggling with the fallout of a bird flu scare that has led to a 25 percent drop in production of the controversial delicacy.
France imposes three-month ban on making foie gras
Producers of foie gras say they'll lose millions from a three-month ban on production that started on Monday, prompted by a bird flu scare in the south west of France.
Why France could run out of foie gras next Christmas
Already assailed by animal-rights groups, France's foie gras industry now faces a fight on a second front: bird flu.
Pamela Anderson's foie gras fight ruffles French feathers
Former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson set feathers flying in the French parliament on Tuesday when she turned up to support a ban on force-feeding ducks and geese to make foie gras.
Warning: this video may put you off foie gras forever
At least that's what a French animal rights organization is hoping once viewers see how young ducklings are killed in a masher after failing to make the grade for the delicacy. The images may shock some viewers.
New cases of bird flu in south west France
France reported three more cases of highly pathogenic bird flu in the southwest of the country on Monday, just as the demand for foie gras is set to peak for the festive season.
Japan bans French foie gras over bird flu fears
Japan has banned imports of foie gras from France following a bird flu outbreak in the Dordogne region of the country. Japan is the biggest importer of the controversial delicacy.
Force-feeding for foie gras on trial in France
A company producing the controversial delicacy foie gras will appear in court on Thursday after a hidden video revealed what animal activists called a mistreatment of the geese. The company claims the video is a fake.
Foie gras: Norwegian chains boycott delicacy
Five of Norway's leading gourmet food chains have joined a nationwide boycott of foie gras, in the latest move against the controversial French delicacy that will no doubt anger producers in France.
Are French finding foie gras hard to swallow?
Is France’s love affair with foie gras finally starting to turn sour? The contentious delicacy has long been a mainstay of French culinary culture, but a recent poll suggests many French are actually turned off the gourmet product because of the way it is made.
'Don’t feed dogs foie gras at Christmas,' warn vets
French dog-lovers are being warned by veterinarians that favourite Christmas foods like foie gras, smoked salmon and dark chocolate are for human consumption only, and can do serious damage to our four-legged friends.
France slams Amazon UK ban on foie gras
France has criticized online retailer Amazon UK's decision on Monday to ban the sale of foie gras. The move came after animal rights campaigners denounced producers of the French delicacy as "very un-British" in their cruelty.
Israel risks French ire with ban on foie gras
It may be a much-loved delicacy in France but Israel looks set to become a foie gras free country after lawmakers adopted a bill banning the importation and sale of livers of animals that have been “tortured”.
Foie gras ban 'bad idea' says US chef
Award-winning US chef Dan Barber said Tuesday that California's ban on French speciality foie gras was a "bad idea" that would have no effect on improving food sustainability.
Our meat could be next: Minister fights California foie gras ban
France has ruled out going to the World Trade Organisation but will continue to oppose a ban on French speciality foie gras, a minister said on Monday.