Switzerland calls for more transparency on the production of foie gras and frog legs

Published 2023년 4월 5일

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Switzerland is enforcing new rules for the import of certain products. These rules, which were adopted by parliament in 2021, require that foie gras and frog legs, among other products, be sold with detailed information about their production methods. This is in line with the country's prohibitions on force-feeding and the cutting of legs without anesthesia. The government has also asked the Department of the Interior to suggest a ban on fur imports from cruel production practices by March 2024. The government has criticized the sector for not complying with the information provision obligation since 2014 and has noted a lack of improvement despite warnings and fines.

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Importers will have to display the production methods of foie gras and frog legs in order to be able to sell them in Switzerland, which prohibits the force-feeding and cutting of legs without anesthesia. LIVE – Disruptions, scale of mobilization: follow the eleventh day of strikes and demonstrations against pension reform Compulsory declaration will be necessary for products resulting from the force-feeding of geese and ducks, explains the federal government in a press release announcing the practical arrangements for implementing a decision adopted by parliament in 2021. This will also apply to products of animal origin obtained without anesthesia, as may be the case with frogs' legs or products from animals castrated without anesthesia, specifies the press release from the Federal Council. No noticeable improvements yet Added to this are foodstuffs of plant origin, if they come from countries where phytosanitary products classified as particularly dangerous at international ...

Source: Lefigaro