Boxing icon and former Senator Manny Pacquiao has distanced himself from imported lead-containing paints bearing his image and signature — without his authorization — as uncovered by the EcoWaste Coalition during its recent market investigation.
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EcoWaste Coalition asks boxing icon Manny Pacquiao to dissociate himself from paints with toxic lead
In a bid to prevent further distribution of paints with high lead content in stores nationwide, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition urged the “People’s Champ” and former Senator Manny Pacquiao to dissociate himself from a China-made lead-containing paint brand with his image and signature on the label.
Offline and online retailers urged to voluntarily stop selling lead-containing paints
The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition wrapped up its participation in this year’s International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW) with an urgent plea to retailers, offline and online, to stop the unethical and unlawful distribution and sale of paints with violative levels of lead, a potent brain and reproductive toxicant and an endocrine disrupting chemical.
EcoWaste Coalition identifies more paints with high lead content, presses action to uphold lead paint ban
As the International Lead Poisoning Prevention (ILPPW) is observed, the EcoWaste Coalition announced its discovery of more paints with violative levels of lead, a potent poison that impacts children’s development, damaging the developing brain, the nervous, blood circulatory, immune, and reproductive systems, with an array of adverse effects.
EcoWaste Coalition bares list of certified lead safe paints ahead of the Brigada Eskwela 2024
To inform and guide Filipino consumers in picking paints that will not cause lead exposure, especially among children, the EcoWaste Coalition today released a list of independently certified Lead Safe® paints that are available in the local market.