Sainsbury’s game meat has high lead levels
Introduction: Here we describe the results of analysis of samples of game meat purchased online or from Sainsbury’s stores. The context to this study is that lead is a poison and has been removed from many previous uses (water pipes, paints, petrol, fishing weights) over time. And yet we continue to use lead ammunition in […]
Lead levels in game meat
Later this week we will publish the results of laboratory analyses of lead levels in game meat sold in Sainsbury’s supermarkets. Here we provide background to the issue, following Monday’s blog on what Sainsbury’s say about the game meat they sell. Lead is a poison and it is harmful to wildlife and to people. There […]
Sainsbury’s game meat – and why we tested its lead levels
Later this week we will publish the results of laboratory tests that we commissioned to determine the amount of toxic lead present in samples of game meat being sold by Sainsbury’s supermarket. The reason we chose to test game meat samples from Sainsbury’s for traces of toxic lead was because in autumn last year we […]
Sainsbury’s game meat
There’s a slogan on Sainsbury’s website stating that its vision is to become the UK’s ‘most trusted retailer’. Some might say it’s got a long way to go. In October 2020 we became aware that Sainsbury’s was stocking two products of interest: pheasant breasts and a mixed-game casserole (venison, pheasant & partridge). Both products were […]