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DENR prohibits use of lead in local production of food packaging,


paints, toys, other consumer products
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Thursday, 09 January 2014 15:52

The government is strengthening its control on the use of lead and its compounds in the local production of consumer
products, as well as its importation, sale, distribution and disposal following the issuance of a chemical control order (CCO)
for lead and lead compounds by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

“The Chemical Control Order for Lead and Lead Compounds is a result of numerous consultations with various
stakeholders with the intention of reducing unreasonable risks and injuries to people as a result of their exposure to the
chemical as well its negative impact on the environment,” DENR Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje said.

He also said the order was in support of the global action for the elimination of lead in paints.

According to Paje, lead is a heavy metal and highly toxic that exposure to it or ingestion can severely damage the nervous
system. The chemical can also affect the development of children as well as the cardiovascular, reproductive and immune
systems; impair the kidneys; and could also cause hearing loss and tooth decay.

The CCO for lead, contained in DENR Administrative Order No. 2013-24, strictly prohibits the use of lead and lead
compounds in the local manufacture of packaging for food and drink, toys, school supplies, cosmetics, water pipes and
other consumer products. It also reiterates the ban on the use lead as fuel additive.

“With the CCO, existing prohibitions by other agencies of the government governing the use of lead and lead compounds in
various consumer products are further strengthened,” he said.

The order has also set the standard content of lead for locally produced paints at 90 parts per million (ppm), as well as the
timeframe for the strict implementation of the standard which starts in 2016 for paints intended for architectural, decorative,
household applications while paints for industrial applications, starts in 2019.

“The reason for setting the implementation phase for paints is to enable our paint industry to shift to lead-free production.
There is now a global action for the elimination of lead in paints, and certainly this CCO is our way of showing our oneness
with this advocacy,” Paje stressed.

The DENR chief added that the new regulation on lead is consistent with Republic Act No. 6969, otherwise known as the
Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990, as it also addresses the transport and treatment
of lead-containing wastes prior to disposal. RA 6969 was issued by the government in response to the Basel Convention on
the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal.

“Since lead is a toxic substance, the regulation covers not only the production process, but starts at the importation of the
chemical to transport, recycling and even up to disposal of lead-containing wastes. Thus, the order also covers not only the
manufacturers or industrial users but also the importers, distributors, recyclers, as well as the waste service providers like
the transporters, waste treaters and disposers,” Paje explained.

As such, persons or entities involved in importation, manufacture, distribution, use, recycling, treatment, storage and
disposal of lead and lead compounds, whether newly involved or with existing compliance certificates, are required to
register with the DENR’s Environmental Management Bureau (EMB).

Applicants are also required to provide a Safety Data Sheet to ensure the environmentally-sound management of the
chemicals.

The DAO details requirements for labeling, manufacturing and training, storage, transport, treatment and disposal of lead
and lead-containing materials.

To ensure proper implementation of the new policy, the DENR will conduct capability building and continuous
consultations and discussions with its partner agencies under the Departments of Health, Trade and Industry, and Finance;
as well as the Philippine Association of Paint Manufacturers, the Ecological Waste Coalition, and International POPs
Elimination Network (IPEN) Philippines.

The order also tasks the EMB to lead the development of standards or threshold limits relative to the other existing uses of
lead, and to monitor compliance with these standards. Violators shall be subject to administrative and criminal sanctions

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