POOR HEALTH CONTROLS CREATE ASIA LEAD MARKETS
July 1st, 2006
BY MONICA DOBIE
LEAD manufacturers may be able to increase sales by offering their product to paint companies in developing countries without restrictions on consumer paint production, US researchers have indicated.
The University of Cincinnati analysed 80 consumer paint samples of various colours and brands from India, Malaysia, China and Singapore to determine the amount of lead and compare them with the US's stringent standards. More than 75% of the samples in the first three countries - which are largely unregulated - contained exceedingly high levels of ...
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