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French farmer battles to market 'natural' foie gras made without force-feeding

A farmer in Alsace, eastern France, says she has developed a method for producing foie gras without force-feeding birds. © AFP - Franck Fife

A farmer in Alsace, eastern France, has developed a method for producing foie gras without force-feeding geese – though due to rules protecting the name of the controversial delicacy, she is not yet allowed to market her product under that name.

The Meyer farm in Eberbach-Gundershoffen, in the Bas-Rhin region of north-eastern France, has been producing foie gras since 1985.

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