California city mulls bid to ban foie gras from restaurants
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Animal rights campaigners urged lawmakers in the southern California city of San Diego to introduce a ban on foie gras, in the latest US challenge to the beloved delicacy of gourmands.
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French doctors appealed on Monday to President Jacques Chirac to intervene and stop changes in wine advertising rules the physicians fear will lead to more deaths from alcohol-related illnesses and drunk ...
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New York City's Board of Health is expected to ban artery-clogging trans-fats from local restaurants.
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By Rindfleisch, Terry  A smoke-free workplace ordinance could be introduced in Onalaska or West Salem before it comes to La Crosse city officials.  Dr.
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By MIKE DUNNE  Environmental groups want the state Department of Environmental Quality to hold a public hearing on the closure plan for the shut- down Chef Menteur Construction and Demolition Landfill in eastern New Orleans.
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San Francisco officials pondered  on Thursday whether to stop keeping elephants in the city's zoo  as activists pushed for a ban amid concerns about their  conditions in captivity.
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By Dina Cappiello, Houston Chronicle  Feb. 13--Representatives of Houston's business community on Monday urged City Council to delay action on two proposals that would make it easier for the city to penalize companies causing unhealthy levels of air pollution.
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Fearing an epidemic in child obesity, advocates in health-obsessed California urged federal regulators on Thursday to clamp down on advertising that celebrates America's love affair with fast-food.
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A vegan group is trying to force U.S. restaurant chains to warn California consumers about a cancer-causing chemical that forms in grilled meat, using a state law designed to protect consumers from toxins in drinking water.
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By Joan Kent, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 7--A city committee voted to delay action on a proposed public intoxication ordinance Tuesday despite the backing of La Crosse tavern owners and the mayor.
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By Andrew Edwards, San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.  Feb. 14--BIG BEAR LAKE -- City leaders want to study how proposed  regulations on vacation rentals will affect the economy here before they take  action on the issue.
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A case before the US Supreme Court today could mean a wider market for Monterey County&#39;s smaller wineries, if the justices decide that states cannot prevent direct shipment of wine to consumers.
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An organization of restaurants across the state sued the city Friday, asking a court to outlaw a new city regulation that would require some eateries to list calorie counts on their menu boards, right next to the price.
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The US Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case that could have a major impact on California&#39;s wine industry. At issue is whether states can bar people from buying wine directly from out-of-state suppliers.
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San Francisco officials pondered  on Thursday whether to implement an unprecedented ban of  elephants from its zoo because of concerns about their  conditions in captivity.
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By George Kelly, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep.
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California produce growers and processors worked to draw up new food-safety measures Thursday as government investigators trying to pinpoint the source of the deadly E. coli outbreak narrowed their search to three counties.