Many countries have banned the production and sale of foie gras, and French artificial foie gras has been cultivated for two years and is controversial

Source: Global Times

After two years of efforts, a French start-up successfully cultivated an "artificial foie gras" to replace the controversial traditional foie gras. But this artificial foie gras has been questioned by the French industry, "Can this still be called foie gras?" ”

French BFM TV reported on the 27th that researchers at the company extracted liver cells from fertilized duck eggs and then cultured them into a substance similar to foie gras. The study leader said: "In terms of taste and texture, artificial foie gras is 90% similar to traditional foie gras. ”

However, the French Federation of Fatty Liver Breeders and Industrialists (CIFOG) warned on the 26th that the foie gras substitutes cultivated in the laboratory based on duck cells cannot be called foie gras, and foie gras can only be "the liver produced by the fattened duck or goose that is forced to feed.".

As we all know, the process of producing foie gras is very cruel, in order to get a fat foie gras, manufacturers will force the geese to feed a lot of feed, and shut them in a small space, so that they have no room for movement. Because of this, foie gras has been boycotted by animal activists. California has banned the sale of foie gras for years, and New York also plans to ban it next year. In addition, the Uk has banned the production of foie gras, and European lawmakers also proposed a ban on foie gras production last month. (Lü Xian)

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