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The Department of Health is to launch an investigation following reports on the ongoing availability of hazardous lead-based paint, despite the ban of its manufacture and sale. The department's Professor Nicky Padayachee warned that the health consequences of lead poisoning were severe, including reductions in IQ scores, hyperactivity, learning difficulties and poor performance at school. "In light of this, we are obliged to act to the full extent of the law against those who ignore the … [Read more...] about Crack Down on Lead-based Paint