Some branded Indian paint companies are producing and marketing toxic paint in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal with lead content being much higher than the 1,000 ppm limit specified by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).

Since India does not have a mandatory law on lead levels in paint, the BIS has set a voluntary limit of 1000 ppm

PRIYANKA SINGH / New Delhi January 5, 2011, 0:38 IST Officially-backed survey finds unacceptable levels of lead in paint brands.

Sharadha Narayanan

CONCERNED over the extent of lead poisoning among people through exposure to enamel paint in buildings, the Consumer Association of India (CAI) has planned to set up a laboratory to test lead content in blood.

Sajan C Kumar

Chennai: Leading paint manufacturers in the country are going green by offering houses the much-needed comfort of coolness. As part of devising strategies to combat global warming, the companies have come out with a host of 'green' stuff that cool the interiors of houses built in hot tropical geography.

JYOTI VERMA

Lead in paints has been indicted as being a silent epidemic EXPERTS SUGGEST AVOIDING DEEP AND FLASHY YELLOW AND RED PAINTS AND ANY COLOUR/S BASED ON THESE
Those who believe a healthy home is maintained through water filters, air purifiers and mosquito repellants, now need to scratch deeper. Yes, up there, on the wall.

Dr. A. R. L. Wijesekera- Chairman, Sri Lanka Standards Institution

The Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) is aware of the current position regarding the concerns of the general public in respect of the lead content of paints available in Sri Lanka.

Indians add green touch to religious festivals

We found staggeringly high levels of lead in virtually all samples we checked

When paint companies were asked about their plans to phase out lead, three responded by doing so in months.