Article: Painful truth behind cruel French foie gras industry ; Chris Rundle has got it wrong on several counts on foie gras, "So is foie gras worse than this?" (Western Daily Press, May 6).

Article: Editor's Choice: Foie gras finds way onto stylish menus.(Brief Article)
Crain's Chicago Business;  June 12, 2000 ;     627 words ......executive chef/partner Rick Tramonto makes five foie gras starters, two on the prix fixe menu -- cured...peppered pineapple and seared Taffy Apple foie gras with vanilla veal sauce -- and a different one for each degustation. Although foie gras is expensive -- typically $12 to $18 ...

Article: Leading rabbi rules force feeding geese for foie gras is 'kosher'
Jerusalem Post;  March 2, 2005 ;     597 words ......Hatorah) voted against Israeli foie gras production in the Knesset Education...nonagenarian rabbi. Asked if foie gras production was a violation of halacha...suffering. The court ruled that foie gras production violates the Protection of...

Article: Lawmaker urges ban on N.J. foie gras production
Press of Atlantic City;  August 26, 2006 ;     551 words ......Some customers love foie gras," said Jeremy Duclut...produce the gourmet food. Foie gras - French for "fatty...for the production of foie gras. "It's a sad commentary...practices to take place." No foie gras farms currently exist...production and sale of foie ...

Article: Historic Animal Cruelty Bill Passes Ill. Senate Exec. Committee; Led by Sen. Kathleen L. Wojcik, Ill. Closer to Banning Foie Gras
U.S. Newswire;  March 9, 2005 ;     454 words ......gras. In addition to banning foie gras production, the California legislation...2012. Outside of the U.S., foie gras production is banned in at least a dozen...compassionate commitment to keeping foie gras production out of Illinois," said Farm...

Article: Oregon Senate Passes Historic Animal Cruelty Bill to Ban Production, Sale of Foie Gras; Farm Sanctuary Lauds Sen. Verger, Lead Sponsor of Senate Bill
U.S. Newswire;  April 26, 2005 ;     543 words ......recently, Illinoisb bill to ban foie gras production passed the State Senate with...on force feeding birds for foie gras production. Across the U.S., over 500...gras. Outside of the U.S., foie gras production is banned in at least a dozen...

Article: Larders filled again with foie gras
Chicago Sun-Times;  May 13, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Rest easy, foie gras lovers. The crisis is over. It's hard...food the French call "fat liver." But foie gras is so hot that earlier this year, even...455 N. City Front Plaza. "There was a foie gras crisis," confirms Rob Leichman, director...

Article: CONSIDER WHETHER FOIE GRAS IS ETHICAL FIRST.(Editorial)(Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  May 31, 2006 ;     113 words ......taxpayer funds to assist a foie gras farm in expanding its $12-million-dollar-...Schwarzenegger phasing out all foie gras production in California, New York is the only state with a foie gras industry producing these...Supreme Court banning foie gras ...

Article: Chicago Hearing to Discuss Legality of Selling Foie Gras within City Limits; Poll Shows Illinois Residents Back Ban on Foie Gras
U.S. Newswire;  September 9, 2005 ;     583 words ......voters in Illinois agree that foie gras production should be banned in the state...menu." Outside of the U.S., foie gras production is banned in at least a dozen...Additional information about foie gras production, legislation banning foie...

Article: Farm Sanctuary Urges Passage of Legislation to Ban Production, Sale of Foie Gras in Hawaii
U.S. Newswire;  January 26, 2006 ;     411 words ......considering a ban on foie gras," said Gene Bauston...pledged not to include foie gras on their menus. More...world's fourth-largest foie gras producer -- prohibit the production or sale of foie gras due to animal welfare...a similar ban, and foie gras ...

Article: When will foie gras become faux pas?
SouthtownStar (Chicago, IL);  May 15, 2008 ;     576 words ......Wednesday lifted its ban on foie gras two years after stripping...Silently, I applauded the foie gras ban two years ago. While...queasy, reminded of the foie gras production tale. Here goes: French for "fatty liver," foie gras is made by artificially...Said PETA ...

Article: Buttery foie gras isn't to be taken lightly
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  May 15, 2002 ;     427 words ...Buttery foie gras isn't to be taken lightly By KEVIN MILLONZI...chef a truly great chef. Even though foie gras has been around since the time of the...to many. The literal translation of foie gras is "fat liver." Traditional foie gras...

Article: FARMING FOIE GRAS GOURMETS ACROSS AMERICA HAVE A CATSKILLS FARM TO THANK FOR THEIR HIGH-GRADE DUCK LIVER.(LIFE-FOOD)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  May 19, 2004 ;     700+ words ......5,000 years, since Ancient Egypt. Premium foie gras (Grade A on a scale of A to C, based primarily...Reichl, editor of Gourmet magazine, described foie gras as the ``ultimate guilty pleasure'' when she...likened each bite to ``a little bit of sin.'' Foie gras is nothing at all like ...

Article: Farm Sanctuary Applauds City Council Vote to End the Sale of Foie Gras in Chicago; Popular Humane Proposal Sets Nationwide Precedent
U.S. Newswire;  April 26, 2006 ;     483 words ......already have laws prohibiting foie gras production on ethical grounds. To make...voters in Illinois agree that foie gras production should be banned in the state...measures to end the cruelty of foie gras production . Additional information...

Article: Schwartzenegger OKs foie gras ban
DVM;  November 1, 2004 ;     189 words ......engorge their livers for foie gras. The animal activist-spurred...welfare as related to foie gras production. California Veterinary...we first looked at the foie gras issue we were against...three facilities produce foie gras in the United States...law will ...