Sunita Narain; Pesticides And Toxins; Paint And Dye Industry; Lead; CSE Study; Health Effects; India; Ecolabelling; Child Health

Question and answer

Inaction discourages positive change in industry

It was in early 2008 that my colleagues at the Centre for Science and Environment had tested household paints for lead content. The issue was not new. Lead in paints had been widely indicted across the world for being a silent poison—particularly when used on walls and items that children would lick or chew.