Bird flu scare hits French foie gras production
Paris
PRODUCTION of France's favourite festive-season treat has been hit by restrictions resulting from an avian influenza scare in the south-west, where most of the delicacy is produced.
"In the most optimistic scenario . . . a third of this region's (usual) output will not be produced," Christophe Barrailh, head of the CIFOP group that represents the foie gras industry, told AFP on Wednesday. It could be far worse, according to one of the largest producers, who said that output could be halved.
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