Jamaica – Standard Specification for the Limit for Lead Content in Paints and Similar Surface Coating

​Bureau of Standards Jamaica announced the Standard Specification for the limit for lead content in paints and similar surface coating. This standard provides general requirements for the maximum limit for the lead content in paints and varnishes supplied in fluid and dried form as well as sampling and analysis. The development of this standard will support the legal enforcement of the 90 ppm or 0.009 % (90 μg/mL), the UN recommended lead limit in paints and varnishes. Lead in paints and varnishes has deleterious effects on humans particularly children. Therefore, there is a global effort to eradicate lead in paints to protect human life and health. The document aims to provide assurance that adequate measures are put in place to facilitate the production and importation of safe domestic and industrial paint products. Proposed date of adoption: January 1, 2023 Proposed date of entry into force: January 1, 2023 Final date for comments: July 8, 2022​

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