EXCLUSIVE: Government holding talks in step towards UK ban on foie gras
The government has begun talks with food-industry figures overIt comes after MPs told the government last month they were losing patience over its lack of action on outlawingThe cross-party group of MPs told environment secretaryand animal-welfare minister Lord Goldsmith they were unhappy at not receiving a response after lobbying them earlier this year, warning: “The UK public is growing impatient, as are we.
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