DC Votes to Ban Foie Gras in Restaurants in Huge Win for Animal Rights Activists
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D.C. voters bid adieu to foie gras, but crackdown on delicacy faces challenge
District residents strongly supported a ban on foie gras during Tuesday's election, meaning the days are numbered for the duck and goose liver delicacy on D.C. menus -- that is, as long as the city can enforce it.
No foie gras in restaurants or delicate shops: During the mid-term elections in the United States, held on Tuesday, Washington residents chose not just a new mayor, but...
Initiative 86 obtained more than 73% of the votes in DC. A producer consults lawyers and it remains to be defined when the foie gras will disappear from the menus.
The initiative prohibits the city's restaurants from offering it to their customers, providing for fines of $1,000 to $5,000, as well as suspension of their operating license.
No foie gras in restaurants or delicate stores: During the mid-term elections in the United States, held on Tuesday, Washington residents chose not only a new mayor, but also made a decision in a matter of a completely different nature: the ban on foie gras informs Wednesday AFP.
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