PFAS Do Not Eat Advisory: wild turkeys/for du family member demanding indigenous turkey

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https://www.maine.gov/ifw/hunting-trapping/hunting/laws-rules/pfas-related-consumption-advisory.html

PFAS Do Not Eat Advisory

For deer and wild turkey in portions of Albion, Fairfield, Freedom, Knox, Skowhegan, Thorndike, Unity, and Unity Township

Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW), in conjunction with the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC), has detected high levels of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in some deer and wild turkey harvested in portions of Albion, Fairfield, Freedom, Knox, Skowhegan, Thorndike, Unity, and Unity Township. MDIFW and Maine CDC recommend that hunters do not consume deer and wild turkey harvested within the "Do No Eat" advisory area. View the "Do Not Eat" Advisory Area map (PDF). For more detailed maps of the advisory areas, please go to the Map section of this page.

Read on to learn what PFAS/PFOS are, about the investigation, and what the "Do Not Eat" advisory means for hunters and families eating wild turkey and deer meat.

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