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foie gras
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Highlights from Portland City Council’s Foie Gras Ban Hearing
The juiciest quotes from 90 minutes of testimony discussing force-fed poultry products.
The future of foie gras is on shaky ground in Portland. A proposed ordinance would ban the sale of foie gras within city limits, with restaurants receiving a fine of $1,000 to $5,000 for each violation. Foie gras is a luxury ingredient made by force-feeding ducks until their livers become fatty and enlarged. Proponents believe […]