The Local France

French city cans vegan festival after threats from 'farmers and hunters'

Sat, 25 Aug 2018 10:39:29 +0200

A French city cancelled a planned vegan festival Friday citing fears of public disorder, in a move organisers blamed on threats from "hunters and farmers", as distrust of meat-free activism simmers in the traditionally carnivorous country.

French farmers are crowd-funding for a 'humane' abattoir

Wed, 26 Jul 2017 17:22:28 +0200

A group of French farmers hopes to set up an abattoir aimed at reducing stress and suffering for farm animals.

Nine French eating habits you will probably find peculiar

Thu, 14 Apr 2016 14:25:03 +0200

The French diet is celebrated around the world for its high quality and health benefits. But some of the things they do with their food are enough to turn the stomach of many Anglos.

Fine dining French the world's biggest scoffers of pizza

Tue, 08 Mar 2016 17:22:37 +0100

The latest study on French eating habits suggests the locals have a love affair with foreign foods, well one in particular.

'I survived the war, I'm not giving up saucisson'

Tue, 27 Oct 2015 15:35:24 +0100

The World Health Organisation has labelled classic Gallic grub like saucisson, jambon and of course “viande rouge” (red meat) as carcinogenic, but are the French ready to give it all up?

Health dangers of classic French fare laid bare

Mon, 26 Oct 2015 14:18:32 +0100

The dangers of eating traditional Gallic delicacies like saucisson, jambon and even cheese were spelled out in two separate reports on Monday. They may prompt the French to seriously consider changing their diets (although they probably won't).

France opens abattoir probe after grisly video

Fri, 16 Oct 2015 10:19:54 +0200

An official probe has been opened into a French abattoir after undercover video emerged showing cattle having their throats slit while conscious, pigs being gassed in a cage and a horse being beaten with an electric prod.

Bag of stinky meat leads to French train scare

Sat, 03 Oct 2015 16:15:00 +0200

A suspicious gas-like stench aboard a high-speed train led to the evacuation on Friday of some 250 people in France before bio-chemical experts traced it to a package of stinky fermenting meat in a passenger's bag.

France allows charities to take horsemeat meals

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:07:00 +0100

The French government has given the green light for food aid charities to hand out thousands of recalled ready meals containing horsemeat to the country’s most needy.

Horsemeat found in French-made pasta

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:31:00 +0100

Pasta maker Panzani, a subsidiary of Spain's Ebro Foods, said on Tuesday it had found traces of horsemeat in ravioli made by a French supplier and that the products had been withdrawn in France.

Spanghero innocent in horsemeat scam: CEO

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:40:00 +0100

The CEO of Spanghero, the French firm at the centre of the horsemeat scandal in France came out fighting on Friday, denying his company was at fault. He insisted “the scam was carried out elsewhere”.

French firm 'knowingly sold horsemeat as beef'

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:41:00 +0100

France's government accused the French company Spanghero on Thursday of knowingly selling horsemeat under the label of beef. The allegations follow the results of an investigation into the horsemeat scandal by government officials.

French store finds horsemeat in lasagnes

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:11:00 +0100

A major French frozen food retailer said Tuesday it had found horsemeat in two lots of frozen beef lasagne meals it removed from its shelves last week.

Horsemeat scandal: 'Just a labelling problem'

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:40:00 +0100

The European Commission said Monday that Europe's horsemeat scandal appeared at this stage to be a labelling problem and definitely not a question of food safety.

Brigitte Bardot supports renegade cow

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:26:00 +0200

A cow has escaped a slaughterhouse in the Alps and has been on the run since last week. Brigitte Bardot's animal welfare foundation says it wants to give the renegade cow a home.