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
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/indian-firms-exporting-toxic-paint-neighbours
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/asian-age-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/paint-and-dye-industry
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/paint
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bangladesh
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sri-lanka
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nepal
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bureau-indian-standards-bis
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ngo
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
