Epicures and Duck Farms Get a Reprieve From New York’s Foie Gras Ban

The WSJ has the latest turn of events in this long running story:

Epicures and Duck Farms Get a Reprieve From New York’s Foie Gras Ban. The city ordinance fails to pass muster with the state’s Agriculture Department. by  Megan Keller

"Good news for New York City epicures and upstate farmers: Foie gras will remain on menus in the city. They can thank the state’s Department of Agriculture and Markets, which last Wednesday found that the city’s ban on the avian delicacy violated the farmers’ rights under state law.

Foie gras is made from duck or goose livers fattened through a force-feeding process called gavage—administering gradually larger amounts of feed through a small tube in the bird’s throat. The farmers who produce foie gras say the ducks remain healthy and content throughout their lives, but some animal-rights activists consider the practice cruel. In 2019 the New York City Council enacted an ordinance banning the sale of foie gras, which was scheduled to take effect last month."

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Earlier: https://marketdesigner.blogspot.com/search?q=foie