{"id":95901,"date":"2026-10-27T18:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T10:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=95901"},"modified":"2026-10-27T18:11:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T10:11:00","slug":"1-in-4-paints-tested-in-malaysia-exceed-safe-lead-limit-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=95901","title":{"rendered":"1 in 4 paints tested in Malaysia exceed safe lead limit, study finds"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A study by the Lead Exposure Elimination Project found that more than 70% of paints exceeding the safe lead limit, produced by 31 manufacturers in Malaysia, carried no lead information on their cans. (Envato Elements pic)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A study released by the Lead Exposure Elimination Project (LEEP) today revealed that one in four paints tested in Malaysia exceeded the safe lead limit of 90 parts per million (ppm).<\/p><\/div>\n

Of the 31 manufacturers in the study, nearly half sold at least one paint that exceeded the limit, with the highest reading reaching 99,000ppm \u2013 approximately 1,100 times the limit.<\/p>\n

The study also found that over 70% of paints that exceeded the safe limit had no lead information on their cans.<\/p>\n

Exposure to lead, also known as plumbum, causes long-term negative health effects. Developing children suffer permanent brain damage, while adults risk high blood pressure and heart disease.<\/p>\n

The study, titled Malaysia Lead Paint Study 2026, was launched today.<\/p>\n

LEEP, together with the Consumers\u2019 Association of Penang and the Malaysian Paint and Coating Manufacturers\u2019 Association, called for MS 2762, a voluntary standard that limits lead in decorative paints to 90ppm, to be made mandatory.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new findings show that voluntary action alone has not removed lead paint from Malaysian shelves,\u201d the coalition said in a statement today.<\/p>\n

The groups cited Asean nations\u2019 current state of lead-related legislation to justify making the standard mandatory, noting that the Philippines and Singapore already enforce a 90 ppm limit while Vietnam is moving from 600ppm to 90ppm by next January.<\/p>\n

When asked why the safe lead limit was set at 90ppm rather than a lower level or zero, LEEP programme manager Ivan Mahardika said lead\u2019s status as a naturally occurring heavy metal made it nearly impossible to eliminate exposure.<\/p>\n

\u201cLead is everywhere \u2013 it is in the soil and the trees. We can\u2019t control it, but we can regulate it. The 90 ppm limit is set because it considers how various factories produce paint. Lead being added intentionally will always return a reading over 90ppm,\u201d he told FMT.<\/p>\n

The issue of lead exposure was also compared with the use of asbestos, constant exposure to which causes respiratory illnesses including mesothelioma, a cancer that affects the lungs.<\/p>\n

Malaysia still allows the use of white asbestos, also known as chrysotile.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth are used for construction. I find it ironic that the application of paint and asbestos is used to protect residents from the outside environment, only for them to be harmed from within,\u201d Ivan said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most important thing is to have constructive dialogue with regulatory bodies rather than debate about whether this is important, because it is important. We want the discussion to become the next step.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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