DC approves ballot measure banning foie gras from local restaurants

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 Birds Act of 2026,” prohibits the sale and distribution of fattened-bird-liver products, as well as the practice of force-feeding birds to enlarge their lives, within the District.

About 73 percent of voters backed the measure, according to Decision Desk HQ early Wednesday.

The D.C. Board of Elections placed the initiative on the ballot in August after proponents of the ban collected enough signatures. 

The initiative has become one of the most contentious issues on........

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