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Climbing bars showing lead-based paint in India. (Credit: Image courtesy of University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center)
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Although lead content in paint has been restricted in the United States since 1978, University of Cincinnati (UC) environmental health researchers say in major countries from three continents there is still widespread failure to acknowledge its danger and companies continue to sell consumer paints that contain dangerous levels of lead.

The study tested paint samples from countries all over the world. Unfortunately, the level of lead found in all samples was too high. Exposure to these levels is an abiding danger to everyone. it is especially dangerous to young children, who sometimes innocently eat paint chips.

The samples of paint from Asian countries fared poorly in the test results. This should be a red caution flag to Indian parents who are tempted to use paint to cover the walls of their childrens's rooms and toys. It takes very special effort for these parents to find paint with safe levels of lead.