▁may ▁build ▁up ▁and ▁cl ump ▁together ▁as ▁am y lo ids , ▁consumption ▁of ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁to ▁indu ce ▁am y lo idos is ▁in ▁labor atory ▁m ice . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁hypoth es ized ▁this ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁route ▁of ▁transmission ▁in ▁humans ▁too ▁and ▁so ▁be ▁a ▁risk ▁for ▁people ▁with ▁infl am mat ory ▁compla ints ▁such ▁as ▁r he um ato id ▁ar th rit is . ▁ ▁Legisl ation ▁and ▁b ans ▁▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁countries ▁and ▁regions ▁have ▁laws ▁against ▁force - feed ing ▁or ▁the ▁sale ▁or ▁import ation ▁of ▁fo ie ▁gr as , ▁and ▁even ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁legal ▁some ▁ret ail ers ▁have ▁ceased ▁to ▁sell ▁it . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁fo ie ▁gr as ▁production ▁was ▁b anned ▁in ▁Br uss els , ▁a ▁largely ▁symbol ic ▁measure ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁produ cers ▁within ▁the ▁city ▁limits . ▁Belg ium ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁countries ▁that ▁continues ▁to ▁produce ▁fo ie ▁gr as ▁leg ally . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Sh en ▁D zu ▁– ▁the ▁f atten ing ▁of ▁p igs ▁in ▁manner ▁similar ▁to ▁g av age ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁del ica cies ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁du ck ▁d ishes ▁ ▁Ort olan ▁b un ting ▁ ▁Special ty ▁food s ▁ ▁N onal co hol ic ▁fat ty ▁li ver ▁disease , ▁with ▁hom olog ous ▁path oph ys i olog ic ▁aspects ▁