Foie gras, which is made by force-feeding ducks and geese, was seen on the shelves of Wild Fork Foods stores in Venice, Manhattan Beach and Westlake Village this week despite a state ban. Wild Fork Foods didn’t respond to a request for comment.

Enforcement of the law is left to local jurisdictions. The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office declined to comment on whether an investigation was underway.

Despite California’s ban on foie gras, the pumped-up bird livers are being sold in Southern California stores.

Foie gras, which is made by force-feeding ducks and geese, was spotted by Times journalists this week on the shelves of Wild Fork Foods stores in Venice, Manhattan Beach and Westlake Village.

Ben Williamson, the executive director of the animal welfare organization Animal

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