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'Va r~\)i '^Svv K, t c /f e-Sy, , y/*o tf ''t-' /*-- ! .'L C / /-/ >'<- C- L //c'`d/f7- I i 171 a GLD012635 ar rut d- i.*caul the od59 of ng nlilc ral s) or ymbol toys, or VLA Tech- Ihl il WARNING AUG 2 5 19^1 INTERIOR LEAEfeRAfNT ALERT I'Ve hmic just learned that the Department of Health, l.ducalion and Welfare plans to make a study to determine the amount of lead in in terior paints, l liis study probably will be made by the National Bureau of Standards and will be similar to, but on a larger scale than, the study recently made by the New York City Bureau of Lead Poisoning Control. In the New York study, samples of interior paints were picked up from paint stores in various parts of the city and analyzed for lead content. A surprising number were found (o have more than 1% lead (in non-volatile con tent). (More than 1% lead has been prohibited by Section 173.13 of the New York City Health Code since December 1959.) Today, more than a dozen other states and major cities have laivs, similar to that of New York City, which prohibit the sale and/or use of more than 1% lead in interior paints. All but the most recent are contained in the NPVLA Labeling Guide--"Paint Industry La beling Laws and Regulations." furthermore, while implementing regula tions have not yet been issued by HEW, it is the intent of the Lead Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act (Public l.aw 91-695) to prohibif the use o| Irail above the 1% level in all hinted in U.S.A. interior architectural paints. Thus, in the near future toe can exj>ect this J% rule to be ap plied nationwide. NPVLA STRONGLY RI C OMMLNDS THE IOLLOWING COURSE Ol ACTION: 1. Keep the lead level below 1% if the prod uct is intended for any type of interior use. 2. Label all paints which contain more than 1% lead in their non-volatile con tent. (Sec NPVLA Recommended Precau tionary Labels No. 14, 15 and 16 and the suggested procedure for Labeling Prod ucts Tinted at Point of Sale on Page 59 of the NPVLA Labeling Guide.) 3. Do not recommend paints containing more than 1% lead in their non-volatile content for interior use (elg. general purpose interior-exterior enamels) or imply by illustration or pictorial symbol that it might be used on bicycles, toys, or children's furniture. For more details, contact the NPVLA Tech- GLOO1263 6 p * a - Au*u*t n, mi N 2088.01