Getting the lead out
Food pantries in Minnesota pull donated venison after concerns over lead bullet fragments in meat. Health officials weren't sure that venison in hunters' freezers is a health risk. Agriculture department began testing food-pantry venison in March after North Dakota found lead fragments in food-shelf venison; custom meat processor, which butchered hundreds of deer last year, says he and his workers avoid bullet-damaged areas.
Pioneer Press (MN) 2008-04-11
Categories: Food Safety, HEALTH & NUTRITION, Hunting, URBAN & RURAL BOUNTY
Index: Bemidji, Big Steer Meat, Charlie Cory, Daniel Symonik, Dave Schad, Division of Fish and Wildlife, Hunter Harvested Venison Donation Program, Newell Searle, Second Harvest, St. Paul, USDA