2014 nr 18 - Lead in game meat part 4, Risk management

According to the European Food Safety Au-thority (EFSA), almost 30 percent of the samples of game meat analysed exceed the max-imum permitted level of 0.1 mg/kg that applies to lead in meat from cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry that are offered for sale. In Sweden, it is estimated that around 10 percent of the population consume a large amount of game meat (approximately 300,000 hunters and their families). It is therefore important that the NFA investigates to what extent lead occurs in game meat, and whether there is any risk associated with the consumption of game meat.