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Lead ban consultation ends

The six-month consultation period instigated by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) with regard to the phasing out and eventual ban on the use of lead ammunition has closed.

The proposals put forward by the HSE in May are part of the UK Government’s realignment of its chemicals evaluation and restriction policy, known as REACH,

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