A Ban On Fois Gras?

[joggerjayne]

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/some-members-of-european-parliament-want-to-ban-foie-gras/ar-BBjVwRb

Noooooo!!

[EcclesCake]

A number of the elite foods ar elite because the singularly fatalistic methods of harvesting makes them expensive. The caviar industry has moved on and so has the foi gras production in some countries.

Neither are produced in the UK though, they are imported. They are not items that will be found on the shelves of mainstream supermarkets.

Perhaps a little more attention should be focussed on how mainstream food products are reared in the UK. Free range chicken and eggs are something of a joke (not that I am laughing) yet there is a common misconception that these are high welfare reared.

I am more inclined to focus on the mass market production at home than the rarefied imported products.

[chaptazbru2]

Jeez I just love the way DT and JJ have made this cruelty into some sort of joke - SHAME ON YOU !!!

[joggerjayne]

1. Highlights issue

2. Gets debate going

3. But does leave oneself open to possibility of personal abuse.

[DTCwordfan]

Of course, jayne, and not that chapta wouldn't be above doing that, would she - the sign of a weak argument on such a proponent's part.

[DTCwordfan]

and of course, //have to like it// who says so, the state gestapo? That's a load of bull and it comes down to personal taste - personally, I am not a great caviar fan.

However, Eccles raises a very good point about some of the practices in the UK - and to which I would add, passing things off as British reared when the animal spent less thanm 5 percent of its time here.

[Retrochic]

DTC wrote:
"Of course, jayne, and not that chapta wouldn't be above doing that, would she - the sign of a weak argument on such a proponent's part."

sign of a weak argument -add to that changing the subject of OP and completely ignoring posts you are unable to contravert.

[DTCwordfan]

It's very simple, chic, we agree to disagree, I like the bloody stuff and you are not going to change my opinion and I don't see why I should be directed by some bloody Brit or Eurocrat about what I eat or do not eat. Personally, I ought to wage a war on bananas, foul, evil, satanic food that is.

The one concession point that I would make and hence the article that I posted, if more 'sustainable means' can be found to support the supply, then that is a positive.

Lastly, my comment was not directed at you as you should realise if you read the comments before again - or it may just be 'high horse' syndrome that you are experiencing, so less emotion please.

[Retrochic]

DTC nothing I like more than a good debate Nothing gets taken personally so enjoy your ' Fat Liver' (literal translation) while you can ;-)

[DTCwordfan]

the hour hand has just passed six, time for a glass of Tokaji, me thinks, chic.... ;-)

[Psybbo]

Cheers, DTC

[DTCwordfan]

Hi Psybbs, how are you this fair evening.....now back in operation - a new pc and properly working now!

[DTCwordfan]

How's the mater as well? Reasonably quiet here, famous last words...

(excuse us, jayne)

[Psybbo]

Glad you're sorted, DTC. Same here, touch wood x

[mrs.chappie]

Thanks for BA, Jayne, and thanks to Mikey too.

DTC – Your comment about banning bananas is the most ridiculous I’ve seen on AB in a long time (and I know it wasn’t a serious comment, but even so).

You know very well the debate is nothing to do with food we do or don’t like the taste of.

///My view - another nail in the board to having us eating nothing but veg, fruit and nuts and then then f-cakes will probably find that they are suffering too.///

I agree with you there, in part – you’d truly have to be a fruitcake to attribute suffering to veg, fruit and nuts. But this is not a discussion about eating meat.

///This is a centuries old farming and rearing practice across Europe and about to be destroyed by so called liberal or socialist townies who think that they know best and try to dictate what everyone should enjoy or not. Bloody meddling I call it.///

Completely off the mark there. Nobody’s trying to dictate what food we should enjoy. We all eat what we like – it’s just that some of us have a conscience.