It is horrible and typical of Gov't to do that, but France also bans St Johns Wort and most other vitamins/herbal remedies so they are not the benchmark of personal freedoms.
I grew up hunting and fishing, we don't waste much. I have alot of respect for the animal that gave it's life so that I can eat. I think anyone who want's to eat meat should have to atleast bleed and clean an animal once in their lives in order to know where meat really comes from. The meat/agro business is just breeding disease and the FDA is force feeding us poison. I have more faith in ayurvedic medicines than most western medicines.