A bill that would ban the force feeding of ducks and geese to make foie-gras passed the California state Senate this week by a vote of 21-14. The bill now goes on to the state Assembly.
Currently there is only one firm, Sonoma Foie Gras, in California that produces foie gras.
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Ban on force-fed foie gras nears. Reuters, May 19, 2004.