Pheasant meat on sale in butchers shops is found to contain toxic lead - Daily Mail


8/22/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 8 months ago
by Sam Tonkin

The University of Cambridge-led study examined the carcasses of eight wild-shot common pheasants, killed on a farmland shoot using lead shotgun ammunition and on sale in a UK butchers.

Pheasant meat on sale in a UK butchers has been found to contain toxic lead that is harmful to humans. These fragments, which are too small to detect by eye or touch, become lodged deep within the m… [+5996 chars]

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