Lead in Maggi shows how dangerous Indian food standards are
There seems to be a problem with India’s Food safety and standards. This comes in the wake of Nestle admitting that the lead in Maggi noodles is below the Indian standard.
Notes on DIPP meeting on lead in paints (Feb.12, 2010)
Letter from Nerolac Paints MD to CSE
Letter from Ministry of Consumer Affairs to CSE
CSE letter to Director General, Bureau of Indian Standards
CSE letter to Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
Lead in paints
How safe are your cosmetics?
Most beauty products in India are tainted with toxic heavy metals, shows a study by Delhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and Environment
Home truths
Modern houses are suffused with harmful chemicals. One of them is lead, present in paints. It is banned in several countries but not in India.
Inaction discourages positive change in industry
It was in early 2008 that my colleagues at the Centre for Science and Environment had tested household paints for lead content.
Lead in paints
Modern houses are full of harmful chemicals. One of them is lead, present in paints. Though several countries have banned the use of this substance India
The Bhopal Legacy, Greenpeace International, 1999
The Union Carbide India Ltd. (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, which used to manufacture (among other products) the pesticide Sevin (carbaryl) gained world-wide recognition as a result of the tragic chemical disaster on the night of 2-3rd December 1984.