, Nov. 25 -- Public health and environmental experts on Tuesday called on the government to fully enforce the updated Bangladesh Standards (BDS) and introduce stronger regulatory measures to eliminate lead from industrial paints, aluminium cookware and children's toys.

They made the call at a high-level policy dialogue titled "Preventing Lead Poisoning and Updating Standards for Industrial Paints, Cookware and Toys" held in Dhaka.

Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI), UNICEF and the Environment and Social Development Organisation (ESDO) organised the programme.

Experts said preventing lead poisoning must be treated as a national priority because of its irreversible impact on children's health, cognitive development and l...