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More Proudly Made in the Philippines Paints Pass Third-Party Lead Safe Paint® Certification

A-Plus Paints pass independent Lead Safe Paint® verification
Monday, 24 June 2024

21 June 2024, Talisay City/Quezon City.  A-Plus and three other paint products of FH Colors & Coatings Corp. have been certified “lead safe” following a meticulous third-party verification confirming compliance with the strictest regulatory standard for lead content in paints. 

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Study Shows High Health Risks to Indonesian Lead Paint Workers

Listing lead chromates under the Rotterdam Convention is needed to address transparency in the lead paint industry
Monday, 10 June 2024

Jakarta, 11 June 2024 - A study released today by Nexus3 and IPEN finds that workers in factories where lead paint is made have increased risks for health problems, including cancer, compared to workers where lead-safe paints are made. Using blood lead level testing, the study finds that workers in the lead paint making facilities had blood lead levels linked to a significant increase in their lifetime cancer risk, 4 times higher than for workers in a facility that eliminated lead nearly 20 years ago, and 2.5 times higher than for workers in a facility that eliminated lead recently.

“More than 90% of raw materials used to produce paints are chemicals. Our study shows that chronic exposure to lead and other heavy metals increases the cancer risk and non-cancer risks of paint workers. Replacing lead with safer alternatives, regular risk communication, the use of PPEs, and adequate facilities for workers to clean themselves before they go home is crucial to protect workers," said Yuyun Ismawati, Senior Advisor with Nexus3 Foundation."The government of Indonesia must prohibit lead paint being manufactured and sold in Indonesia."  

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Health Risk Analysis of Lead Exposure in Selected Paint Industry Workers in Indonesia

Wednesday, 5 June 2024 - 2:14pm

Until 2021, about 77% of decorative paints manufactured and sold in Indonesia contained high lead concentrations above the global achievable safe level of 90 ppm. Lead is a toxic heavy metal and is classified as a probable human carcinogen.

This study was conducted in Indonesia from 2022 to 2023 and aimed to assess the health risks faced by paint manufacturers' workers in three factories grouped as follows:

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Newly Certified Lead Safe Paints Launched at Philippine World Building and Construction Exposition

Thursday, 14 March 2024 - 5:50am

14 March 2024, Pasay City/Quezon City.  The thriving paint industry in the Philippines marked another milestone with the launch today of duly certified Lead Safe Paint® (LSP®) products at the Philippine World Building and Construction Exposition, or the WORLDBEX 2024, that was graced by government, industry and civil society leaders, as well as by basketball players from the Rain or Shine Elastopainters.

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Lead in Solvent-Based Paints in Colombia (2023)

Monday, 11 December 2023 - 8:09am
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Initial estimates of trade flows of lead chromates from India (2023)

Friday, 27 October 2023 - 1:02pm


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Lead in Paints Sold in the Philippines (2023)

Sunday, 22 October 2023 - 10:43am

From May to July 2023, the Philippines IPEN member EcoWaste Coalition purchased a total of 46 cans of paints intended for decorative and industrial applications from stores in 10 cities and one municipality. The group also purchased some paints from online sellers. The paints represented 27 different brands produced by 22 manufacturers. All paints were analyzed by an accredited laboratory for their lead content.

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Preparing Rotterdam Convention Notification to List Lead Chromates – A Reference and Guidance Paper

Monday, 7 August 2023 - 10:25am

This paper is intended as a guidance and reference document for those engaged in promoting a Rotterdam Convention decision to list lead chromates in its Annex III.

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Listing Lead Chromates Under the Rotterdam Convention

Background

IPEN advocates for stricter global rules to end the trade in lead chromates, the pigments used in lead paint. Lead paints were banned in many wealthy countries decades ago, but they are still widely used in many countries. The WHO says that lead paint continues to be one of the largest sources of domestic exposure to lead in children, and doctors and scientists agree that there is no safe level of lead exposure.

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Overview of IPEN analysis of water-based paint

Thursday, 27 October 2022 - 11:33am

Background

It is generally believed that the most common, intentional use of lead compounds is in solvent-based paint because of its chemical properties. IPEN has therefore conducted studies focused on lead in solvent-based paint sold for home use together with NGO partners in almost 60 countries since 2009. However, very little research is done in relation to lead content of water-based paint. 

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