00:00It's a big help to the environment, but it's dangerous to the health.
00:06That's what a group of people are saying
00:08against the use of reusable tumblers and bottles with toxic chemicals.
00:15Raffi Chima is on the scene.
00:20The Eco-Waste Coalition has been campaigning for a long time
00:23to use reusable water bottles instead of single-use plastic bottles that are scattered around the market.
00:28But a group of people noticed, along with this campaign,
00:31the abundance of cheap and important reusable bottles.
00:34That's why they should test the quality of these and if it's safe to use.
00:39One of our observations is that if it's painted,
00:44or if it's painted, it usually has a lead.
00:48The lead or what we call tinga in Tagalog.
00:51In 2017, household paints were prohibited from using lead in the Philippines
00:55because it's dangerous to health.
00:57But out of 30 important tumblers and other reusable bottles tested by the Eco-Waste Coalition,
01:02half of them fell.
01:04This colorful tumbler has 100,000 parts per million of lead content.
01:08That's our highest.
01:11The limit is 90 parts per million.
01:16Most of the people who use it are young people.
01:19They say that the color and design of these are very appealing.
01:22If you touch it and it has chips of paint,
01:25if you touch it with rice or bread,
01:28it can be ingested because it goes back and forth over time.
01:33It looks good.
01:34According to the DOH Disease Prevention and Control Bureau,
01:37because of the neurotoxin of lead,
01:38it has a big effect on the brain if the exposure is continuous,
01:42especially for young people.
01:44It can damage the brain of a child.
01:46Normally, it will affect his mental development.
01:51It will lower his IQ.
01:54It's also possible for him to have speech and hearing loss.
01:58That's why Chinky is a mother to her child
02:01who doesn't want to be affected by colorful water bottles.
02:04That's what mothers and people should think.
02:07It's expensive, but it's of better quality.
02:10You can use it for a longer time and you're safer.
02:13Your health is safer.
02:15For GMI Integrated News,
02:17Rafi Timan, for Tutok, 24 hours.
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