MAINE PUBLIC • November 24, 2021
State health officials are advising hunters not to eat deer killed in Fairfield and parts of five neighboring towns because of potential contamination with the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife found high levels of PFAS in at least eight deer that were harvested in October near several known hotspots for the industrial chemicals. On Tuesday evening, the department and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued a “do not eat” advisory for deer that were killed in Fairfield or in parts of Skowhegan, Norridgewock, Waterville, Oakland and Smithfield.