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CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST 1346 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, N.W., ROOM 812 WASHINGTON, D. C. 20036 PHONE (202) S33-3721 July 2, 1971 Dr. R. A. Kehoe ,-i.etteriag Laboratory University of Cincinnati College of Medicine idea and Bethesda Avenues Cincinnati, Ohio) U5219 Dear Dr. Kehoe, ! myAs project at the Center far Science in the Public Interest,, I an doing a study af lead in foods, Although jreir interests seen to lie nere in the area af atmospheric lead, I thought yen night be able ta help ne anyway. In your paper, Under What Circumstances is Ingestion af Lead Dangerous?",published in publication #1U;0, Symposium an Environmental Lead, by the U. S. Public Health Services in 1966, you mention that about 3 0 of the lead ingested is retained in the human body. I would like to know how much of this lead cones from food rather than water, and how much af the ljead in food comes from canning and packaging procendures rather than household sources such as badly glazed pottery. I would appreciate receiving the answers to these questions if you have them, and alio any other information yea could supply regarding lead in foods. Thank you. Sincerely yours. 7 me- i 0 0 17 o