Lead Exposure Concerns with Hunted Meat

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Articles from Environmental Health News and the American Journal of Public Health raise concerns about the use of lead-containing ammunition for hunting, and its impact on the lead content of the hunted meat that will be consumed by families, especially those with young children. 

While using non-lead containing ammunition would be ideal to reduce the potential for lead exposure, there are steps that can be taken to reduce the risk associated with lead containing ammunition in the following article:

Lead in hunted meat: Who’s telling hunters and their families?

Concerns related to hunted meat donated to food banks are discussed here:

Biting the Bullet: A Call for Action on Lead-Contaminated Meat in Food Banks