Warnings of Lead in Venison Irk Hunters

March 29, 2008 By JAMES MacPHERSON, Associated Press Writer Warnings of Lead in Venison Irk Hunters (AP)

This image provided by Bismarck, N.D. physician and hunter Dr. William Cornatzer shows a 2007 CT scan taken of venison packages riddled with lead from high-powered bullets. Other states have joined North Dakota's warning that thousands of pounds of venison given to food pantries could be contaminated by lead from bullets. Hunting groups are calling it an overreaction. (AP Photo/Dr. William Cornatzer)

(AP) -- Thousands of pounds of venison donated to food pantries this year has become a contentious gift in three states.



Content from The Associated Press expires 15 days after original publication date. For more information about The Associated Press, please visit www.ap.org .

Similar stories from PHYSorg:


Expanding drug treatment: Is US ready to step up?

created Nov 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

W. Africa's last giraffes make surprising comeback

created Nov 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Florida grapples slippery giant snake invasion

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA won't accept Merck's application for new drug

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds stroke risk from anemia drug Aranesp

created Oct 31, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0


print this article email this article download pdf blog this article bookmark this article     Stumble it Digg this share on Facebook retweet share on Reddit add to delicious
Rate this story - 4.5 /5 (2 votes)

Rank Filter

Move the slider to adjust rank threshold, so that you can hide some of the comments.


Display comments: newest first

  • SDMike - Mar 30, 2008
    • Rank: 3 / 5 (1)
    Golly! No wonder all our ancestors are dead! They all died of lead poisoning from hunting.

    Perhaps it's really a problem because Federally approved meat processors don't bother taking the bullet out.
  • ofidiofile - Mar 31, 2008
    • Rank: not rated yet
    SDMike -- as to your first statement, your implication is that exposure to lead that doesn't kill doesn't negatively affect one's health. on the contrary, just because the lead don't kill don't mean it's good for you, either. it's most dreaded effect is, after all, the damage it does to the nervous system and the long-term cognitive deficiencies it contributes to.

    i'm figuring the lead of concern here is introduced by shotgun -- bullets are less a problem because they don't typically exhibit the spread of buckshot.

    look at it this way: hunters are being "policed" by one of their own here. the doctor who alerted the state to the high lead count is a hunter himself; so unless you assume that despite that, he's STILL anti-hunter, and he's just talking out of his @ss, i don't see the big deal. no one's saying the donations shouldn't happen (it actually sounds like a great program), but that (A) meat should be checked more closely for excessive lead count, or (B) more hunters should use copper shot. both would be an improvement, i think.
  • HeRoze - Mar 31, 2008
    • Rank: not rated yet
    So, the processors deboned the meat and just ground everything up? 60/100 samples seems high unless everything is just ground together. Also, I don't know what level of lead a CT scan detects. Is it below a threshold level? Copper bullets sound like a fine alternative, but I hope they have sound reason before throwing meat away this year.

March 29, 2008 all stories

Comments: 3

4.5 /5 (2 votes)
  • Stumble this up

  • Digg this

  • share this



  • hide
  • Relevant PhysicsForums posts

Other News

Snoring sounds may hold the key to a good night's sleep

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created 1minute ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hours of analysing snoring sounds have paid off for a group of researchers from The University of Queensland and Brisbane's Princess Alexandra Hospital.


The Link Between Birdsong And Human Language

The Link Between Birdsong And Human Language

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created 6 hours ago | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Scientists studying how Bengalese finches use sets of syllables to communicate are a step closer to understanding how humans develop and use vocabulary. After studying the neural networks in finch brains, ...


curly hair

Single gene may cause curly hair

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created 15 hours ago | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Australia have identified a single gene that strongly influences whether you have curly or straight hair.


Drug shrinks lung cancer tumors in mice

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created 9 hours ago | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A potential new drug for lung cancer has eliminated tumours in 50% of mice in a new study published today in the journal Cancer Research. In the animals, the drug also stopped lung cancer tumours from growing and becoming resist ...


'Emotions increase or decrease pain': researchers

Medicine & Health / Research

created 11 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Getting a flu shot this fall? Canadians scientists have found that focusing on a pretty image could alleviate the sting of that vaccine. According to a new Université de Montréal study, published in the latest ...