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    I laburisti fanno marcia indietro sui divieti sul foie gras e sulle pellicce per facilitare l’accordo commerciale con l’UE


    I laburisti fanno marcia indietro sui divieti sul foie gras e sulle pellicce per facilitare l’accordo commerciale con l’UE

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/05/labour-back-down-foie-gras-fur-bans-eu-trade-deal

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    1. navagon on

      Yeah, sod that. What’s next? Are we going to start labelling toxic waste as food to get a US trade deal?

    2. 99thLuftballon on

      This has to be a unilateral push from France. Who the fuck else cares about Fois Gras? I can’t imagine there’s much of a market for it in the UK, anyway.

    3. WiseBelt8935 on

      if this is what we have to give for a good deal then i’m fine with it

    4. AlexJWyn on

      *The government is to break a manifesto commitment to ban foie gras imports, and has declined to stop fur imports, after the EU made these red lines in its discussions for a trade deal.*

      *Animal welfare charities say they are “bitterly disappointed” that ministers are failing to use powers granted by Brexit to restrict the import of these “cruel” items.*

      **That’s disappointing.** It reflects very poorly on both the EU and the UK Government. One of the few benefits of Brexit was the ability to unilaterally introduce much higher animal welfare and farming standards, and impose greater environmental protections (such as our North Sea fishing restrictions/bans to help declining species recover).

      The EU has not been supportive. Despite these proposed policy changes being introduced on ethical & environmental grounds, and not generating additional UK income. They have been uncharacteristically petty and selfish.

    5. CheesyBakedLobster on

      Pointless ban – it’s like a Muslim country banning pork imports. If we don’t buy it then we won’t import any anyway. Animal welfare groups should be pressuring the few restaurants here that sell it and educate people why it’s bad.

    6. Jackie_Gan on

      Ridiculous that animal cruelty has to be accepted for a deal here.

    7. miggins1610 on

      God what an awful thing to do to ducks. Screw whoever eats this crap

    8. Asleep-Ad1182 on

      Chlorinated chicken is far better than foie gras. Foie gras is repulsive ethically

    9. ProfPMJ-123 on

      Yeah, fair enough.

      This is how trade deals work. You get some things you and and some you don’t.

      Foie gras isn’t all that common in France (except in the Lot and Garonne regions where it’s made), so it’s hardly likely to be a big deal in the U.K. where most people are repulsed by it.

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