Earlier this year, foie gras was banned in California. However,
it’s not the only food to have fallen foul of the law. "Shark
finning is an extremely cruel practice," says Professor Duncan,
an animal welfare expert based at the department of Animal and
Poultry Science at Ontario's University of Guelph. "When caught,
their fins are cut off, and they’re thrown back into the sea
alive. It's all the more reprehensible because shark fins don't
have any special properties – they’re just pieces of cartilage."
[Related feature: When fast food turns posh] When HJ Heinz
created his first batch of ketchup in 1876 by boiling up
tomatoes and adding vinegar and sugar, we're pretty sure he'd
never have imagined that the resulting product would end up
being banned in France. Admittedly, the ban only applies to
schools, and children will still be allowed their ketchup fix
once a week, but only with French fries. The ban was introduced
to help preserve traditional French cuisine. "We have to ensure
that children become familia