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Is That Whitefish on Your Plate Toxic?

The Michigan Messenger’s Eartha Jane Melzer reports that if it comes from Lake Huron, it might be:
In its “2008 Michigan Family Fish Consumption Guide: Important facts to know if you eat Michigan fish,” the Michigan Department of Community Health warns that pre-menopausal women and children should avoid all lake trout and large whitefish from Lake [...]


Dow Chemical-Sponsored Walleye Festival to Donate Toxic Fish to Food Banks

It’s Earth Day, and over at TWI’s sister site, The Michigan Messenger, Eartha Jane Melzer reports that dioxin-contaminated fish caught from the Tittabawassee and Saginaw Rivers during an annual Walleye Festival sponsored by Dow Chemical could find its way to the dinner tables of poor people.