The status of lead uses in micro, small and medium enterprises is so far unknown, but this study indicates that the small and medium paint manufacturers are adding excessive amounts of lead in their decorative paints.
The paint study was done in coordination with the IPEN Asian Lead Paint Elimination Project, which is being implemented in seven different countries with a total European Union funding of EUR 1.4 million (INR 118 million) over a period of three years. Toxics Link is implementing the project in India.
Major paint manufacturer consistently added lead in their decorative paint until 2007, with the exception of one paint manufacturer who claimed to produce paints without added lead from early stages.
