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While many families in the U.S. are stocking their kitchens for the perverse Thanksgiving holiday, families in Vieques, Puerto Rico are still dealing with the aftermath of years of U.S. military training on their land and through their food.

A new study has found dangerous levels of toxic metals in produce grown on a Puerto Rican island formerly used as a Navy bombing range, despite U.S. government claims that the soil there is safe.

Some products from a research farm on Vieques Island had as much as 20 times the acceptable amount of lead and cadmium, according to the study released last week by the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez.”

Via / The Intelligent Aboriginal News Service