The Ecological Waste Coalition of the Philippines, Inc. (EcoWaste Coalition), the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN),and the Philippine Paint & Coatings Association, Inc. (PPCAI) jointly notify the general public, paint retailers and consumers in particular, about the unlawful importation, distribution and sale of paint products containing high levels of lead in violation of the national lead paint standard and regulation.
Laboratory tests commissioned by the EcoWaste Coalition had confirmed the presence of lead in 150 aerosol spray paints at levels that will qualify the analyzed products as lead paints or paints containing lead in excess of 90 parts per million (ppm). The dried paint samples were analyzed by a global testing company at their accredited laboratories in Taiwan and the USA using Inductively Coupled Plasma – Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES). The EcoWaste Coalition has duly informed the government about the test results indicating wanton disregard of the 90 ppm lead in paint limit. Product distributors with known contact information have been notified.
Based on test reports, the following 37 paint brands have one or more products containing lead above the legal limit of 90 ppm:
Paint Brands Containing Lead Above 90 ppm | |||
Anton | Haifei | Nikko | Tiger |
Automatic | Howar | One Take | Top Tibay |
Bad Axe | JM | Parlux | Veslee |
Best Drive Extreme One | King Sfon | RMC | Yandy |
Boston | Koby | RStar | Yao Dong Bang |
Chappie | Korona | Sanvo | Yatibay |
Colorz | KRX | Silvestre | Yestar |
F1 | Meng Qi Bo Shi Qi Pai ZidongPenqi | Sinag | |
Getsun | MKT | Standard | |
Greenfield | MR. D.I.Y. | Super 7 |
These products are offered for sale in some paint centers, hardware stores, general merchandise shops, and online dealers, and some of them are falsely labeled as “lead free” or may carry the “No Pb” symbol.
None of the above paint brands are manufactured or distributed by member companies of the PPCAI, which fully support the mandatory transition to lead-safe paint manufacturing and the voluntary third-party Lead Safe Paint® Certification. PPCAI’s 27 affiliated paint manufacturers produce a wide selection of decorative and industrial paint products with no lead inputs and, to date, six companies have successfully passed the rigorous Lead Safe Paint® verification procedures performed by SCS Global Services, the certification body.
The specific products and their lead content can be found at Annex I, which can also be accessed here.
For the information of all paint sellers and consumers, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Administrative Order No. 2013-24 strictly prohibits the use of lead additives in the manufacture of paints and sets a maximum total lead content limit of 90 ppm in paints and other similar surface coatings. Also called the Chemical Control Order (CCO) for Lead and Lead Compounds, this directive, which also applies to manufacturers, importers, and distributors, phased out lead-containing decorative paints from 2013 to 2016, and lead-containing industrial paints from 2013 to 2019.
As partners of the government in the advocacy to ban all lead-containing paints–one of the most important and widespread sources of childhood lead exposure–we make this information publicly available to inform paint retailers on which products not to sell and guide paint consumers on which products not to buyin order to protect children and other vulnerable sectors such as women and workers from the adverse effects of exposure to lead, a known developmental neurotoxicant.
Children in particular are exposed when surfaces coated with lead paint deteriorate over time and contaminate household dust and soil. They are usually exposed to lead by ingesting contaminated dust or soil, or biting or chewing toys and other objects containing lead.
Early exposure in life can harmfully affect the brain and central nervous system, causing hearing, reading and learning difficulties, delays in speech and language development, impaired cognition, reduced intelligence, poor school performance, attention deficit disorder, aggression,and other behavioral problems. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “there is no safe level of exposure to lead that is known to be without harmful effects.”
To protect the Filipino children and others who are susceptible to lead exposure and to uphold the globally-acclaimed CCO banning lead-containing paints, the EcoWaste Coalition, IPEN, and PPCAI appeal to:
1. Paint manufacturers in all countries to stop the use of lead-based raw materials;
2. Paint importers, distributors, and retailersrequire certificates of conformity with the 90 ppm total lead content limit from manufacturers and traders;
3. Paint stores only offer compliant and adequately labeled paint products; and
4. Paint consumers to discontinue the use of leaded products and to seek out lead-safe paints.
Our shared advocacy is an integral part of the multistakeholders’ collaborative initiative called the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint (Lead Paint Alliance), of which the PPCAI, IPEN and the EcoWaste Coalition, as well as the DENR, Pacific Paint (Boysen) Philippines, Inc. and the World Coatings Council, are partners of in achieving the international goal of preventing children’s exposure to lead from paint and in minimizing occupational exposures to lead paint.
While some governments have adopted lead paint standards and regulations, most countries still lack legally binding controls on lead paint and paints with added lead continue to be produced, imported, sold and used, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Hence, the need for accelerated global and local action to eliminate such paints and protect human health.
Issued in October 2024 in time for the UN-backed International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, which seeks to draw attention to the health impacts of lead exposure, highlight efforts by countries and partners to prevent childhood lead exposure, and accelerate efforts to phase out the use of lead in paint across the globe.
EcoWaste Coalition: info@ecowastecoalition.org;https://ecowastecoalition.blogspot.com/
IPEN: jeielguarino@ipen.org;https://www.ipen.org/
PPCAI: papm.paints101@gmail.com;https://www.ppcai.org/
Annex I: Product Details and Lead Content of 150 Analyzed Spray Paints as per Laboratory Tests
# | PRODUCT IMAGE | PRODUCT NAME/COLOR | MANUFACTURER AND/OR DISTRIBUTOR |
COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE | LEAD CONTENT IN PARTS PER MILLION (ppm) |
1 | Anton Spray Paint (grass green) | Not indicated | China | 53,400 | |
2 | Anton Spray Paint (refrigerator green) | Not indicated | China | 31,400 | |
3 | Anton Spray Paint (Gongcheng orange red) | Not indicated | China | 33,100 | |
4 | Anton Spray Paint (canary yellow) | Not indicated | China | 37,500 | |
5 | Anton Spray Paint (grain yellow) | Not indicated | China | 1,320 | |
6 | Anton Spray Paint (medium yellow) | Not indicated | China | 57,100 | |
7 | Automatic Spray Paint (grass green) | (Info in foreign characters) |
(Info in foreign characters) |
55,900 | |
8 | Automatic Spray Paint (Jialing red) | (Info in foreign characters) |
(Info in foreign characters) |
44,700 | |
9 | Automatic Spray Paint (grain yellow) | (Info in foreign characters) |
(Info in foreign characters) |
4,950 | |
10 | Automatic Spray Paint (lemon yellow) | (Info in foreign characters) |
(Info in foreign characters) |
182,000 | |
11 | Automatic Spray Paint (orange yellow) | (Info in foreign characters) |
(Info in foreign characters) |
212,000 | |
12 | Bad Axe Spray Paint (sky blue) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 6,520 | |
13 | Bad Axe Spray Paint (jade green) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 43,400 | |
14 | Bad Axe Spray Paint (canary yellow) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 42,200 | |
15 | Bad Axe Spray Paint (deep yellow) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 40,200 | |
16 | Bad Axe Spray Paint (Gongcheng orange yellow) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 44,400 | |
17 | Bad Axe Spray Paint (orange yellow) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 45,400 | |
18 | Best Drive Extreme One Spray Paint (deep green) | Best Drive International Inc. (distributor) | Not indicated | 47,700 | |
19 | Best Drive Extreme One Spray Paint (grass green) | Best Drive International Inc. (distributor) | Not indicated | 97,500 | |
20 | Best Drive Extreme One Spray Paint (orange red) | Best Drive International Inc. (distributor) | Not indicated | 124,000 | |
21 | Best Drive Extreme One Spray Paint (lemon yellow) | Best Drive International Inc. (distributor) |
Not indicated | 94,700 | |
22 | Boston Spray Paint (orange red) | Not indicated | China | 4,000 | |
23 | Chappie Spray Paint (orange red) | Not indicated | China | 73,900 | |
24 | Colorz Aerosol Spray Paint (fresh green) | Thailand Colorz Chemical Co. Ltd. (manufacturer) Periwinkle Multiventures (importer) |
Thailand | 62,900 | |
25 | Colorz Aerosol Spray Paint (canary yellow) | Thailand Colorz Chemical Co. Ltd. (manufacturer) Periwinkle Multiventures (importer) |
Thailand | 31,800 | |
26 | Colorz Aerosol Spray Paint (orange yellow) | Thailand Colorz Chemical Co. Ltd. (manufacturer) Periwinkle Multiventures (importer) |
Thailand | 42,800 | |
27 | ColorzChisai Acrylic Spray Paint (fresh green) | Thailand Colorz Chemical Co. Ltd. (manufacturer) Periwinkle Multiventures (importer) |
Thailand | 18,600 | |
28 | ColorzChisai Acrylic Spray Paint (lemon yellow) | Thailand Colorz Chemical Co. Ltd. (manufacturer) Periwinkle Multiventures (importer) |
Thailand | 55,200 | |
29 | F1 Aerosol Spray Paint (leaf green) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 56,100 | |
30 | F1 Aerosol Spray Paint (fluorescent orange yellow) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 11,500 | |
31 | F1 Aerosol Spray Paint (medium yellow) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 50,800 | |
32 | Getsun Spray Paint Aerosol Lacquer (light green) | Helioson Car Care Co. Ltd. (manufacturer) |
China | 12,000 | |
33 | Getsun Spray Paint Aerosol Lacquer (bright red) | Helioson Car Care Co. Ltd. (manufacturer) |
China | 900 | |
34 | Getsun Spray Paint Aerosol Lacquer (art yellow) | Helioson Car Care Co. Ltd. (manufacturer) |
China | 18,000 | |
35 | Greenfield Spray Paint (gold) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 2,470 | |
36 | Haifei Spray Paint (light green) | Guangzhou Haifei Auto Products. Co. (manufacturer) |
China | 64,000 | |
37 | Haifei Spray Paint (Jialing red) | Guangzhou Haifei Auto Products. Co. (manufacturer) |
China | 42,800 | |
38 | Haifei Spray Paint (art yellow) | Guangzhou Haifei Auto Products. Co. (manufacturer) |
China | 62,000 | |
39 | Howar Spray Paint (art yellow) | Herco-Tech Technology (manufacturer) |
China | 71,900 | |
40 | JM Spray Paint (grass green) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 57,800 | |
41 | JM Spray Paint (leaf green) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 37,900 | |
42 | King Sfon Aerosol Spray Paint (cream) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 9,600 | |
43 | King Sfon Aerosol Spray Paint (gold) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 42,800 | |
44 | King Sfon Aerosol Spray Paint (orange) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 48,200 | |
45 | King Sfon Aerosol Spray Paint (orange red) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 85,800 | |
46 | King Sfon Aerosol Spray Paint (silver red) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 19,500 | |
47 | King Sfon Aerosol Spray Paint (lemon yellow) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 86,300 | |
48 | King Sfon Aerosol Spray Paint (orange yellow) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 47,600 | |
49 | King Sfon Aerosol Spray Paint (yellow) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 50,100 | |
50 | Koby Spray Paint (deep red) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 7,520 | |
51 | Koby Spray Paint (Mars red) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 40,700 | |
52 | Koby Spray Paint (orange red) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 9,480 | |
53 | Koby Spray Paint (Suzuki red) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 27,400 | |
54 | Koby Spray Paint (deep yellow) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 69,200 | |
55 | Koby Spray Paint (medium yellow) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 95,800 | |
56 | Korona Spray Paint (grass green) | Not indicated | Thailand | 60,500 | |
57 | Korona Spray Paint-China (grass green) | Not indicated | China | 50,000 | |
58 | Korona Spray Paint (rose pink) | Not indicated | Thailand | 428 | |
59 | Korona Spray Paint-China (rose pink) | Not indicated | China | 431 | |
60 | Korona Spray Paint (signal red) | Not indicated | Thailand | 1,110 | |
61 | Korona Spray Paint-China (signal red) | Not indicated | China | 373 | |
62 | Korona Spray Paint (orange) | Not indicated | Thailand | 50,900 | |
63 | Korona Spray Paint-China (orange) | Not indicated | China | 76,300 | |
64 | Korona Spray Paint (violet) | Not indicated | Thailand | 1,200 | |
65 | Korona Spray Paint-China (violet) | Not indicated | China | 280 | |
66 | Korona Spray Paint-China (lemon yellow) | Not indicated | China | 73,200 | |
67 | Korona Spray Paint (yellow) | Not indicated | Thailand | 64,800 | |
68 | Korona Spray Paint-China (yellow) | Not indicated | China | 130,000 | |
69 | KRX Aerosol Spray (grass green) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 7,690 | |
70 | KRX Aerosol Spray (orange) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 9,560 | |
71 | KRX Aerosol Spray (yellow) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 7,570 | |
72 | Meng Qi Bo Shi Qi Pai ZidongPenqi (grass green) | (Info in foreign characters) |
(Info in foreign characters) |
97,100 | |
73 | Meng Qi Bo Shi Qi Pai ZidongPenqi (red) | (Info in foreign characters) |
(Info in foreign characters) |
4,330 | |
74 | Meng Qi Bo Shi Qi Pai ZidongPenqi (lemon yellow) | (Info in foreign characters) |
(Info in foreign characters) |
51,900 | |
75 | MKT Spray Paint (art yellow) | Not indicated | China | 50,700 | |
76 | MR. D.I.Y. Spray Paint (leaf green) | Not indicated | China | 6,820 | |
77 | MR. D.I.Y. Spray Paint (orange) | Not indicated | China | 10,400 | |
78 | MR. D.I.Y. Spray Paint (sugar cane) | Not indicated | China | 8,910 | |
79 | Nikko Spray All Purpose Quick Drying High Gloss Acrylic (wool beige) | SCI Philippines (distributor) |
Thailand | 2,820 | |
80 | Nikko Spray All Purpose Quick Drying High Gloss Acrylic (apple green) | SCI Philippines (distributor |
Thailand | 15,800 | |
81 | Nikko Spray All Purpose Quick Drying High Gloss Acrylic (grass green) | SCI Philippines (distributor |
Thailand | 10,700 | |
82 | Nikko Spray All Purpose Quick Drying High Gloss Acrylic (green) | SCI Philippines (distributor |
Thailand | 8,130 | |
83 | Nikko Spray All Purpose Quick Drying High Gloss Acrylic (light yellow) | SCI Philippines (distributor |
Thailand | 1,170 | |
84 | Nikko Spray All Purpose Quick Drying High Gloss Acrylic (medium yellow) | SCI Philippines (distributor |
Thailand | 52,200 | |
85 | Nikko Spray All Purpose Quick Drying High Gloss Acrylic (yellow) | SCI Philippines (distributor |
Thailand | 19,800 | |
86 | One Take Spray Paint (medium lime) | Unique (Lufeng) Tech. Co. Ltd. (manufacturer) |
China | 88,900 | |
87 | One Take Whale Fall Aerosol (dark green) | Unique (Lufeng) Tech. Co. Ltd. (manufacturer) |
China | 48,000 | |
88 | One Take Whale Fall Aerosol (medium green) | Unique (Lufeng) Tech. Co. Ltd. (manufacturer) |
China | 52,000 | |
89 | Parlux Spray Paint (canary yellow) | P.L. Chemica (UK) Co. Ltd. VJT Trading (distributor) |
Not indicated | 42,400 | |
90 | RMC Spray Paint (grass green) | Guangzhou Veslee Chemical Science and Technology Co. Ltd. (manufacturer) RMCaluag Ent. Inc. (distributor) |
China | 13,200 | |
91 | RStar Spray Paint (medium yellow) | Not indicated | China | 48,700 | |
92 | Sanvo Aerosol Paint (green grass) | American Sanvo Chemical Technology Holdings (manufacturer) |
Not indicated | 4,500 | |
93 | Sanvo Aerosol Paint (orange) | American Sanvo Chemical Technology Holdings (manufacturer) |
Not indicated | 28,100 | |
94 | Sanvo Aerosol Paint (yellow) | American Sanvo Chemical Technology Holdings (manufacturer) |
Not indicated | 118,000 | |
95 | Silvestre Spray Paint (high temp yellow) | Silvestre Motorsport Corp. (distributor) |
China | 54,300 | |
96 | Sinag Paint Aerosol (sky blue) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 2,330 | |
97 | Sinag Paint Aerosol (dark green) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 13,000 | |
98 | Sinag Paint Aerosol (fresh green) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 31,800 | |
99 | Sinag Paint Aerosol (grass green) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 34,600 | |
100 | Sinag Paint Aerosol (jade green) | Not indicated | China | 9,440 | |
101 | Sinag Paint Aerosol (red oxide) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 4,850 | |
102 | Sinag Paint Aerosol (orange red) | Not indicated | China | 8,860 | |
103 | Sinag Paint Aerosol (canary yellow) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 46,900 | |
104 | Sinag Paint Aerosol (deep yellow) | Not indicated | China | 29,600 | |
105 | Sinag Paint Aerosol (lemon yellow) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 85,800 | |
106 | Sinag Paint Aerosol (orange yellow) | Not indicated | China | 78,000 | |
107 | Sinag Spray Paint (matt black) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 1,200 | |
108 | Sinag Spray Paint (grass green) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 45,500 | |
109 | Sinag Spray Paint (jade green) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 9,900 | |
110 | Sinag Spray Paint (peach red) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 200 | |
111 | Sinag Spray Paint (cream yellow) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 1,700 | |
112 | Sinag Spray Paint (orange yellow) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 35,100 | |
113 | Standard Aerosol Spray Paint (gem green) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 38,500 | |
114 | Standard Aerosol Spray Paint (leaf green) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 22,900 | |
115 | Standard Aerosol Spray Paint (post green) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 51,800 | |
116 | Standard Aerosol Spray Paint (deep yellow) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 48,900 | |
117 | Super 7 Acrylic Spray Paint (leaf green) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 13,100 | |
118 | Super 7 Acrylic Spray Paint (yellow) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 31,200 | |
119 | Tiger Spray Paint (bright red) | Not indicated | China | 171 | |
120 | Tiger Spray Paint (grass green) | Not indicated | China | 43,000 | |
121 | Tiger Spray Paint (lemon yellow) | Not indicated | China | 67,800 | |
122 | Top Tibay Spray Paint (fresh green) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 61,000 | |
123 | Top Tibay Spray Paint (canary yellow) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 111,000 | |
124 | Top Tibay Spray Paint (medium yellow) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 69,800 | |
125 | Veslee Aerosol Paint (grass green) | Guangdong Veslee Chemical Science and Technology Co. Ltd. (manufacturer) |
China | 22,400 | |
126 | Veslee Aerosol Paint (leaf green) | Guangdong Veslee Chemical Science and Technology Co. Ltd. (manufacturer) |
China | 22,200 | |
127 | Veslee Aerosol Paint (orange red) | Guangdong Veslee Chemical Science and Technology Co. Ltd. (manufacturer) |
China | 11,100 | |
128 | Veslee Aerosol Paint (deep yellow) | Guangdong Veslee Chemical Science and Technology Co. Ltd. (manufacturer) |
China | 31,800 | |
129 | Veslee Aerosol Paint (lemon yellow) | Guangdong Veslee Chemical Science and Technology Co. Ltd. | China | 45,900 | |
130 | Veslee Aerosol Paint (lemon yellow); 2024 sample | Guangdong Veslee Chemical Science and Technology Co. Ltd. | China | 11,100 | |
131 | Yandy Spray Paint (apple green) | Not indicated | China | 3,580 | |
132 | Yandy Spray Paint (blackish green) | Not indicated | China | 15,400 | |
133 | Yandy Spray Paint (fresh green) | Not indicated | China | 2,090 | |
134 | Yandy Spray Paint (grass green) | Not indicated | China | 30,500 | |
135 | Yandy Spray Paint (leaf green) | Not indicated | China | 32,100 | |
136 | Yandy Spray Paint (Shifeng green) | Not indicated | China | 14,200 | |
137 | Yandy Spray Paint (Jialing red) | Not indicated | China | 24,600 | |
138 | Yandy Spray Paint (peach red) | Not indicated | China | 1,070 | |
139 | Yandy Spray Paint (Suzuki red) | Not indicated | China | 210 | |
140 | Yandy Spray Paint (canary yellow) | Not indicated | China | 42,200 | |
141 | Yandy Spray Paint (cream yellow) | Not indicated | China | 418 | |
142 | Yandy Spray Paint (grain yellow) | Not indicated | China | 1,530 | |
143 | Yandy Spray Paint (medium yellow) | Not indicated | China | 46,700 | |
144 | Yandy Spray Paint (Gongcheng orange yellow) | Not indicated | China | 35,500 | |
145 | Yandy Spray Paint (violet) | Not indicated | China | 1,040 | |
146 | Yandy Spray Paint (Toyota white) | Not indicated | China | 2,380 | |
147 | Yao Dong Bang Spray Paint (fresh green) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 26,100 | |
148 | Yatibay Acrylic Spray Paint (grass green) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 952 | |
149 | Yatibay Acrylic Spray Paint (deep yellow) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 6,960 | |
150 | Yestar Spray Paint (art yellow) | Not indicated | Not indicated | 43,900 |