St. Paul, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is advising Minnesota fruit and vegetable growers and gardeners that produce impacted by flood waters may be considered adulterated and should not be used for food.
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St. Paul, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is advising Minnesota fruit and vegetable growers and gardeners that produce impacted by flood waters may be considered adulterated and should not be used for food.
If the part of the plant used for food came into contact with contaminated flood water it should not it should not be harvested for human consumption.
Uncontrolled flood water has the potential to contain numerous contaminants and growers and gardeners in flood-impacted areas are urged to carefully assess the status of their fruits and vegetables.
“Flood waters can contain a wide variety of contaminants, and any edible produce that has been exposed to these waters should be considered adulterated and unfit for human consumption,” MDA Dairy and Food