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Litigation

Mar. 27, 2013

Judge tosses effort to ban foie gras in U.S.

Gourmands can breathe a sigh of relief after a district court judge's dismissal of a federal lawsuit that sought to take the controversial delicacy out of grocery stores and restaurants nationwide.


By Henry Meier


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Foie gras remains a delicacy banned in the state, but gourmands can breathe a sigh of relief after a district court judge dismissed a federal lawsuit that sought to take the controversial product out of grocery stores and restaurants nationwide.


Contrary to the 2004 state bill that established a statewide ban on foie gras - fattened duck or goose liver produced by force -feeding birds - the federal sui...

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