Gordon Ramsay cleared over puffin killing

Wednesday 17th September 2008 - 09:29:18

TV chef Gordon Ramsay has been cleared by British broadcasting officials after he provoked outrage by cooking and eating puffins on his show The F Word.Bosses at British network Channel 4 were inundated with complaints after viewers watched him on location in Iceland, killing and skinning the birds and serving up their hearts - a delicacy in the country.But watchdog Ofcom has ruled the bird is not protected in Iceland and its consumption is a popular part of the nation's diet.