by Julia Berg | Sep 27, 2024 | Côte d'Ivoire, Paint study, Regulation, Updates, Workshop
Summary In September 2023, a paint study was jointly conducted in Côte d’Ivoire by LEEP and the African Center for Environmental Health (CASE), at the request of the Ministry of Health through the Directorate of Public Hygiene and Environmental Health (DHPSE)....
by Julia Berg | Aug 29, 2024 | Nigeria, Regulation, Updates, Workshop
Summary In July 2023, LEEP awarded a grant to Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development (SRADev Nigeria) to support lead paint elimination in Nigeria through government advocacy and industry engagement. In October 2023, SRADev Nigeria held an...
by Julia Berg | Jul 12, 2024 | Paint study, Research, Updates, Workshop, Zimbabwe
Summary In June 2023, the Environmental Management Agency of Zimbabwe (EMA) and LEEP jointly conducted a paint study to determine the lead content of paints available to purchase in Zimbabwe. Results showed that 35% of the samples, representing 34 brands, contained...
by Charlie Loudon | Jul 1, 2024 | Ghana, Paint study, Research, Updates
Summary The Ghana Environmental Protection Agency, Ghana Standards Authority, Environmental Youth Action Network and LEEP conducted a study to determine the lead content of paints in Ghana. The results showed that six out of 59 (10%) samples of paints for home use...
by Julia Berg | Mar 20, 2024 | Research, Spices, Updates
Summary: LEEP conducted studies to determine the lead content of spices in Türkiye and Ethiopia Spices are a commonly adulterated food product and studies have previously demonstrated the addition of lead chromate pigments in some spice supply chains Results from two...
by Lucia Coulter | Feb 12, 2024 | Review, Updates
Introduction from LEEP’s Co-Executive Directors 2023 has been a year of progress, learning, and growth, all towards our founding goal of improving the health, wellbeing, and potential of children around the world. As we’ve expanded our paint programs, which aim...
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