State orders food shelves to destroy all venison

[HR-PUFF&STUFF]

State orders food shelves to destroy all venison

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The state has directed Minnesota food shelves to destroy any venison they have because it may contain lead, and is advising consumers with food shelf venison to throw it away.

State officials say lab tests have confirmed varying amounts of lead fragments in venison samples collected from food shelves in Minnesota.

Agriculture Commissioner Gene Hugoson says one person could eat the venison and get a high dose, while someone else might not ingest any lead at all.

Since there's no way to tell, he says, they decided to err on the side of caution.

The state will now develop a comprehensive set of processing guidelines

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Last Updated: 4/10/2008 5:50:30 PM
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who the **** is going to a food shelf to get Venison?

 

[Tyrinus]

I would have thought most people eating venison in Minnesota would have been shooting the deer themselves.

 

[SuBe]

What is a "food shelf"? Is that like a store or something?

 

[HR-PUFF&STUFF]

I would have thought most people eating venison in Minnesota would have been shooting the deer themselves.

me too and if you are going to buy it go to the supermarket where its not got lead in it.