Lead: Contamination
Commons · Question 6210 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Sir Julian Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on conducting lead level tests on food products sold in local shops within areas known to have high levels of environmental lead contaminati
Answer
Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 9 Oct 2024
Lead is a naturally occurring contaminant in the environment. Independent scientific expert groups advise that exposure to lead should be reduced as much as possible. Maximum levels are set on the ‘as low as reasonably achievable’ basis. Levels focus on f...