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Politics● Low2h ago · Nov 4, 2026, 7:03 AM

DC approves ballot measure banning foie gras from local restaurants

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

A ballot measure that would ban foie gras — a luxury delicacy associated with French cuisine made from the liver of a duck or goose fattened by force feeding — from being served in local restaurants is projected to pass in Washington, D.C., according to Decision Desk HQ. Initiative 86, called the “Prohibiting Force-Feeding of…

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