California Foie Gras Ban Looming

The highly controversial California ban on Foie Gras is set to take effect on July 1, 2012. The impending ban will prevent to production and sale of any product that has been derived from force feeding (gavaging) a bird to enlarge a liver beyond normal size.

With less than 2 months left before the state-wide ban takes effect, California chef's have assembled to convince the state legislature to halt the ban and to come to an amicable solution that would allow Californian's and notable restaurants to continue to use and sell Foie Gras while sourcing the delicacy from animal friendly sources that do not use the traditional gavaging method.

Chef's include Thomas Keller, known world-wide for the French Laundry, a high-end restaurant in Yountville, California, near Napa Valley. For more information, you can access the NY Times article here.