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Fortnum & Mason axes sale of ‘torture in a tin’ foie gras after decades of pressure

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Fortnum & Mason has axed the sale of its ‘torture in a tin’ foie gras after decades of pressure from stars including Sir Roger Moore, Joanna Lumley and Ricky Gervais. The luxury department store based in Piccadilly, London, will stop purchasing the controversial food product as part of a decision made last year.  Jars of … Read more

One in five British teens have condition dubbed ‘human foie gras’

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One in five young British adults has signs of the silent killer dubbed ‘human foie gras’ that causes fat to build-up around the liver and can prove deadly  More than 20 per cent of UK adults have dangerous amounts of fat in their liver Gives them twice the risk of suffering heart attack and could … Read more