Washington votes to ban foie gras; Butterworth’s and producers signal plans to challenge
Nearly three-quarters of DC residents backed Initiative 86, which critics said pitted local chefs and foodies against out-of-town animal rights activists
Washington DC voters have approved a ban on force-feeding birds to enlarge their livers and importing products derived from that process, with nearly three-quarters backing the measure in a vote that divided local chefs and put Australian restaurateur Alex Butterworth at the centre of the city’s foie gras debate.