Dear Sir,
As with alcohol there is no agreed safe level of lead in our diet. Toxicology specialists at the Food Standards Agency (FSA) have researched the risks posed by eating game killed with lead shot. Their advice, similar to that for a range of other foods such as tuna, was published in 2012.
Human health toxicology specialists are not ignoring our health. (Shooting: Government set to ignore calls to ban lead shot over health fears - 20th February). It is bizarre that anyone, including the Lead Ammunition Group (LAG), should suggest otherwise.
Yours
Andrew Gilruth
Director of Communications
Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
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