Singapore Bans Import of Certain Lead Paints
Singapore's National Environment Agency will impose import and export controls on lead paints under its Environmental Protection and Management Act starting Jan. 3, 20222, the agency said. It will bar the manufacture, import and sale of paints beyond 90 ppm…
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total lead concentration, save for zinc-based anti-corrosion paints and copper-based anti-fouling paints. Existing stocks of these paints will allowed to be sold locally until depletion, NEA said. The export and reexport of these paints will require a Hazardous Substance License. Labels will be required for zinc-based anti-corrosion paints and copper-based anti-fouling paints with a total lead count of 90 ppm for local sale and restricted to industrial uses only.