https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Danish left-wing party SF (Socialist People’s Party) wants a debate on whether it should be legal to produce and sell French delicacy foie gras in the EU. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190725/ban-foie-gras-danish-politicians-urge-eu Thu, 25 Jul 2019 13:37:54 +0200 ban-foie-gras-danish-politicians-urge-eu 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190108/an-assault-of-french-gastronomic-tradition-us-court-upholds-foie-gras-ban Tue, 08 Jan 2019 09:55:45 +0100 an-assault-of-french-gastronomic-tradition-us-court-upholds-foie-gras-ban 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171120/price-of-foie-gras-to-rocket-this-christmas Mon, 20 Nov 2017 18:01:34 +0100 price-of-foie-gras-to-rocket-this-christmas 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161221/french-prepare-to-tuck-into-foie-gras-made-in-bulgaria Wed, 21 Dec 2016 09:08:55 +0100 french-prepare-to-tuck-into-foie-gras-made-in-bulgaria 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161202/french-foie-gras-exports-banned-after-new-case-of-bird-flu Fri, 02 Dec 2016 12:00:32 +0100 french-foie-gras-exports-banned-after-new-case-of-bird-flu 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160629/french-foie-gras-industry-warns-of-shortages Wed, 29 Jun 2016 10:37:34 +0200 french-foie-gras-industry-warns-of-shortages 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160502/bird-flu-scare-prompts-ban-on-foie-gras-production Mon, 02 May 2016 19:02:05 +0200 bird-flu-scare-prompts-ban-on-foie-gras-production Already assailed by animal-rights groups, France's foie gras industry now faces a fight on a second front: bird flu. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160121/frances-foie-gras-industry-fights-bird-flu-and-rights-groups Thu, 21 Jan 2016 08:41:13 +0100 frances-foie-gras-industry-fights-bird-flu-and-rights-groups 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160120/ex-baywatch-star-pamela-anderson Wed, 20 Jan 2016 09:37:37 +0100 ex-baywatch-star-pamela-anderson 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151221/warning-this-video-may-put-you-off-foie-gras Mon, 21 Dec 2015 19:08:03 +0100 warning-this-video-may-put-you-off-foie-gras 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151208/new-cases-of-bird-flu-found-in-france Tue, 08 Dec 2015 09:40:58 +0100 new-cases-of-bird-flu-found-in-france 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151204/japan-bans-french-foie-gras-over-bird-flu-fears Fri, 04 Dec 2015 13:40:51 +0100 japan-bans-french-foie-gras-over-bird-flu-fears 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150122/hidden-camera-lands-foie-gras-maker-in-court Thu, 22 Jan 2015 11:08:00 +0100 hidden-camera-lands-foie-gras-maker-in-court 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140121/norwegian-2 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 13:31:28 +0100 norwegian-2 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131210/are-the-french-finding-foie-gras-hard-to-swallow Tue, 10 Dec 2013 19:00:00 +0100 are-the-french-finding-foie-gras-hard-to-swallow 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131203/dont-feed-dogs-foie-gras-at-christmas-french-vets Tue, 03 Dec 2013 19:17:00 +0100 dont-feed-dogs-foie-gras-at-christmas-french-vets 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131007/french-food-cuisine-france-foie-gras-ban-amazon Mon, 07 Oct 2013 18:20:00 +0200 french-food-cuisine-france-foie-gras-ban-amazon 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”. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130802/israel-to-ban-foie-gras-selling-and-importation Fri, 02 Aug 2013 19:47:00 +0200 israel-to-ban-foie-gras-selling-and-importation 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121010/foie-gras-ban-bad-idea-says-us-chef Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:07:00 +0200 foie-gras-ban-bad-idea-says-us-chef 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. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120724/minister-responds-to-californian-foie-gras-ban Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:13:00 +0200 minister-responds-to-californian-foie-gras-ban