Judge Tosses Foie Suit
Rare good news in the fight to keep foie gras legal, as a NY State judge has tossed a suit against Hudson Valley Foie Gras. Though I can’t find anything online to corroborate the news, a well-placed source tells me this Albany Times-Union blog post is accurate:
According to Patricia Lynch Associates, which represents Hudson Valley Foie Gras, State Supreme Court Judge John Egan Jr., last week rejected a lawsuit against the Sullivan County farm which contended that foie gras was an “adulterated food product.”
The Humane Society of the U.S. tried to say that the delicacy, made from fattened liver, was the product of a diseased animal but Egan disagreed.
I assume Judge Egan granted a motion for summary judgment, prior to trial, but will report back when I see official news. Regardless, good for Hudson Valley and the people who love their food.
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