Foie Gras Comes Under Siege in United States

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Lynn Alley, Nick Fauchald
Issue: June 15, 2004

Could foie gras be a vanishing pleasure in the United States? Maybe so, if legislators manage to prevent its production and a ban on French imports isn't lifted. Foie gras, the fattened livers of geese or ducks, has become the subject of renewed controversy among chefs, diners, animal-rights activists and government officials.

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