Thread: Lead Contamination In Game Meat

Originally Posted by woods223

@kotuku, I’m curious how many of these patients were off the older generation where they grew up in an environment in which they were exposed to lead on a regular basis. For example lead/copper water pipes, lead based paints eg. stripping and repainting furniture/ houses etc. Back a generation or two lead was everywhere and health & safety wasn’t even a phrase. Fair enough you got to see some grim effects on human health, lord knows we have enough health problems, but I think society these days is too wrapped up in cotton wool and paranoid about every potential health problem that they just don’t buckle down and just get on with life.

Lead based paint was certainly an issue. Toddlers are known for chewing stuff and cotts were often painted with lead paint. That's worst scenario.
Didn't know NZ had lead water pipe. USA did, so did Rome. Lol

Children are by far most at risk, that's one of the reasons they banned lead in pencils yonks ago.

Vapours, because of their size are most dangerous, hence lots of ventilation when casting. Especially if you do a lot of it.

But the consumption by an adult of a few #7 pellets every year will amount to zilch. Simply put its about the dose. Take a couple of panadol and it helps you, take a box it will fuk your liver. Lead isn't that much different. But 0 is best.
If your worried go to your Dr once a year and get a blood test. Our health is very important, but some of this stuff is drama queen territory.

Life is full of risks.