Failed foie gras ban expected to return to Portland City Council this spring

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An ordinance that would have clamped down on foie gras in Portland was blocked earlier this year, but the effort hasn’t seen its last days.

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The report came weeks after Portland City Council’s Arts and Economy Committee rejected an ordinance to ban local businesses from offering the luxury delicacy. At the time, Councilor Mitch Green — who introduced the policy alongside Council President Jamie Dunphy — said he would propose the ban to the full council at a later date.

That later date is now expected to come in April, according to Green’s Chief of Staff Maria Gabrielle Sipin…

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