Why is there lead in so many consumer products?

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Why is there lead in lunchables and some found in feminine products? Is this a by product of production or in the manufacturing? Is lead everywhere? Source for the feminine products https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/07/09/tampons-study-arsenic-lead-metals/74325568007/

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It is used in metalworking, but more importantly, it had a lot of uses in the past that we no longer use it for, but due to how prolific it was, it has contaminated a lot of, well… everywhere.

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