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In 2005, Hungary, the world's second-largest foie gras producer, exported 1,920 tonnes, [37] and Bulgaria produced 1,500 tons of foie gras. [31] The demand for foie gras in the Far East is such that China has become a sizeable producer. [39] Madagascar is a small but rapidly growing producer of high-quality foie gras. [40]
Regularly eating foie gras can harm the health of predisposed people. Patients with Alzheimer's, rheumatoid arthritis, type 2 diabetes and other amyloid-related diseases should not eat it. [48] In 2012, the Animal Legal Defense Fund sued Hudson Valley Foie Gras over its advertising as "the humane choice" for foie gras. Hudson Valley settled the ...
Eduardo Sousa Holm is a Spanish farmer who makes goose foie gras without gavage (force feeding), at his farm in Extremadura. [1] [2] [3] Chef Dan Barber described his experience of Sousa's farm in his book, The Third Plate, and at a TED presentation in 2008. [4] on the radio show This American Life in 2011. [5]
[126] [127] An HSUS-led coalition also pressed for the passage of a California foie gras ban that took effect in mid-2012. [128] In 2016, HSUS led the campaign to enact the Massachusetts Conditions for Farm Animals Initiative, which banned the use of small cages to raise animals in agriculture; it received 77.7% of public support . [129]
The California foie gras law or Senate Bill 1520 (S.B. 1520) [1] is a California State statute that prohibits the "force feed[ing of] a bird for the purpose of enlarging the bird's liver beyond normal size" (California Health and Safety Code § 25981) as well as the sale of products that are a result of this process (§ 25982). [2]
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ mandate went into immediate effect, banning foie gras in California. The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed numerous amicus briefs in the six-plus years of litigation, urging courts to uphold the law.
New York City, often viewed as the fine dining capital of America, was poised on Wednesday to become the latest U.S. city to ban the sale of foie gras, sparking manufacturers to vow a court battle ...
"A New York City foie gras ban will cost more than 400 immigrant workers their jobs and chance at the American dream," Daguin said. "If humane treatment is truly the issue here, we should be ...