2009-04-28
07:25:03
Minnesota's agriculture commissioner has a new name for swine flu.
In interviews, Gene Hugoson repeatedly refers to the illness as "North American influenza." He says there's absolutely no health risk whatsoever to eating pork products. Hugoson adds the outbreak is not directly related to swine, nor has their been a confirmed case been found in a herd.
The industry is a billion-dollar component of the state's agricultural economy.
