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Article: Humane Society fights foie gras; Group sues New York to ban production of food it calls "adulterated".(Main)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- November 16, 2006
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Byline: MICHAEL HILL - Associated Press
ALBANY - Animal rights activists hoping to end foie gras production in New York filed a lawsuit against the state Wednesday claiming the controversial delicacy should be banned because it comes from "diseased and severely ill" birds.
The Humane Society of the United States in state court in Albany sued agricultural officials, arguing that foie gras is an "adulterated food product" that should not be produced or sold in New York.
The society's argument is based on the way foie gras - French for "fat liver" - is produced. Farms like Hudson Valley Foie Gras in Sullivan County force-feed ducks to fatten their ...