The battle continues over the foie gras ban in California, reports Food & Wine. This week, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ruled again to uphold the ban originally established back in 2012. However, the Catskill Foie Gras Collection, a consortium of duck farmers from New York and Canada are working to overturn it.
“This fight is not merely about foie gras, this is about our liberty to choose what we eat and for duck farmers like myself, it is also about our right to make a living,” says Sergio Saravia, president of LaBelle Farms, a New York-based producer. “We will keep fighting to dispel all the misperceptions about our farming practices and to uphold our rights as farmers and also uphold the rights of consumers in terms of their food choice.” Full Story
Related: NYC Ban Increases Foie Gras Sales; New York City Bans Sale of Foie Gras.
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