Question reference: S5W-29824
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: 10 June 2020
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Current status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 22 June 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what level of lead from shot gameboards is present in the human food chain, and what regular analysis it carries out of this.
Answer
The testing of gamebirds for the presence of metals such as lead is carried out by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) as part of the National Residues Surveillance Programme in accordance with The Animal and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015. VMD publish annual figures on gov.uk. Since 2015 one sample exceeded the Maximum Residue Limit for lead, although this was not in Scotland.