Stuffed goose liver
Gestopfte Gänseleber
Guest
At Migros in French-speaking Switzerland, Christmas time always means "stuffed goose liver time". Recently, the Migros subsidiary Denner has also reintroduced the product to its range.
If Migros is really serious about its Generation M promises: Why not remove the product from the range? Local cooperatives or not - the head office could exert pressure if it wanted to.
This is especially true for the 100% subsidiary Denner: whoever is the owner logically also has the say.
And dear Migros: If the concerns of Migipedia users are really important to you, then you should take action (I have already written this, but the post and the reply never arrived). Or else: Migipedia is just a marketing stunt (which in my opinion it is, otherwise you would also act on other legitimate concerns).
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Your article and answer are on Migipedia! Know where to look?
https://community.migros.ch/m/Aktuelles-und-Neuigkeiten/Gestopfte-Gänseleber/m-p/35507
Greetings
Istanbul
Guest
Istanbul: Thanks for pointing that out, the irony is misplaced. My post is indeed there, but under "News" - the search function I used only searched under the heading "Everything to do with purchasing" (which is also where the post belongs). However, the promised reply from a cooperative in western Switzerland has not materialized.
Otherwise I would be in favor of a factual discussion.
Hello @andibaum
I understand that you couldn't find your post immediately. The fact that your text has slipped into a new category has to do with the revision/redesign of Migipedia. Thank you, Istanbul, for helping with the search, but unfortunately I can't give you any information about stuffed foie gras. Denner is independent in the design of its product range. It is therefore best to contact Denner directly with your question. Best regards, Silvia
Guest
@Silvia_Migros This is also about the goose liver sold by Migros in its own stores in western Switzerland. An answer would be appropriate.
Guest
I have just seen that an answer has already been written above under the link ;-)
A quote from this reply: "The issue of foie gras is a much-discussed one for us. We at Migros (FMC) have been fighting unsuccessfully for years for the cooperatives in western Switzerland (and Ticino) to stop selling foie gras."
What does this fight look like in concrete terms? How could Migipedians help you?
Guest
Hello fonero
Migros is democratically organized, so the individual cooperatives are allowed to decide on their own product range. The cooperatives in French-speaking Switzerland and Ticino have so far decided against delisting. The reason for this is the continued high demand for fois gras - duck liver, not goose liver - towards the end of the year. Just like all the other cooperatives, the ones in Western Switzerland and Ticino want to meet the needs of their customers and therefore offer them this product.
What we are already doing today is sourcing our products only from small suppliers in south-west France who respect the strict Migros requirements for rearing, feeding and slaughtering. For example, sufficient space, daylight and constant access to water are mandatory when keeping ducks. These requirements are among the strictest on the market.
We are already well on the way to achieving our animal welfare promise by 2020 (Generation M) - we have been able to set up production abroad for rabbits and turkeys that complies with Swiss animal welfare legislation. We are currently focusing on chickens and chicken production abroad.
I can also tell you the following:
Migros wants to give customers the assurance for all animal products that the animals are treated and kept in a species-appropriate manner. And not just in meat production, but also in the production of egg and dairy products. Migros is therefore taking a major step by committing to converting its entire range of animal products from abroad to Swiss animal welfare standards. Foie gras will also be discussed again in this context.
Kind regards
Tanja