Brazil's Lula signs into law foie gras ban, angering France
I don't know what they mean by 'good treatment,' but for animal welfare organizations, there is no wellbeing involved," Marina Lacorte, food systems campaign manager at welfare group World Animal Protection, said of foie gras production. REUTERSSee more onBrazilAnimal welfareDiplomats
- ▪I don't know what they mean by 'good treatment,' but for animal welfare organizations, there is no wellbeing involved," Marina Lacorte, food systems campaign manager at welfare group World Animal Protection, said of foie gras production.
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Brazil's Lula signs into law foie gras ban, angering FranceSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxFILE PHOTO: A slice of bread and foie gras is displayed next to an open jar of French foie gras in this illustration picture taken in Paris, France, May 19, 2026. REUTERS/Alice Sacco/File Photo Published Jul 25, 2026, 12:03 AMUpdated Jul 25, 2026, 12:08 AMSet as preferred sourceListenBRASILIA/SAO PAULO, July 24 - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed a law late on Thursday to ban the sale and production of the French delicacy foie gras in the South American country, citing animal cruelty.France considers foie gras — traditionally made from fattened duck and goose livers — part of its culinary heritage, but animal rights activists have condemned the practice of…
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