Indian firms exporting toxic paint to neighbours (Bangladesh & Nepal)

[luckyyy]

Change your laws, and then ask the companies to follow them.

the laws will then be applied to indian companies only...

 

[Capt.Popeye]

the laws will then be applied to indian companies only...

See, the legal postion is simply this. Indian laws apply to Indian manufacture and sale. However in case of export, the importing entity in the importing country has the responsibility to ensure that the imported consignments comply with the laws of the importing land. Conversely, it will be in the commercial interests of the exporting company in India to comply with the legal requirements in the importing country. However if there are no mandated legal requirements in the importing country, then the manufacturing company gets a free hand to comply with only laws of the country of origin/manufacture. In the present instance, the NGOs have used the US standards (which are probably the most stringent) as the bench-mark. Nothing wrong with that. When those standards become mandatory in India and Bangladesh also; only then will this commercial transaction stand to be considered to be ultra-vires.

Now in the Sino-US lead contamination affair, the products (incidentally children's toys) were found to contain lead content exceeding US standards. Hence they were in violation. If the Chinese standards (whatever they may be) were more stringent than US standards, then that episode would not have occurred.

And speaking of lead poisoning incidents in industry in Bangladesh, there has been a mushrooming growth of Lead Acid Battery manufacturers in Bangladesh lately. Why so? Because of cheap labor costs, but even more so because of non-existent standards in BD. And since the Lead Acid Battery industry is a hugely far greater contributor to lead poisoning and contamination among the general public, that fact deserves some serious attention.

Unless of course, some-body can design a "dish washer" to wash away that contamination/poisoning. Apart from doing duty as a post-writer.

 

[American Pakistani]

Why not Bangladesh & Nepal impose a ban on Indian paints.

 

[luckyyy]

Why not Bangladesh & Nepal impose a ban on Indian paints.

coz these paints are directly imported , so main environment damage which happens are the menufecturing site , happens to be in india only...

 

[Zabaniyah]

yes , it couse demage when you consume/eat it....

Breathing too in case you didn't know.

 

[asad71]

See, the legal postion is simply this. Indian laws apply to Indian manufacture and sale. However in case of export, the importing entity in the importing country has the responsibility to ensure that the imported consignments comply with the laws of the importing land. Conversely, it will be in the commercial interests of the exporting company in India to comply with the legal requirements in the importing country. However if there are no mandated legal requirements in the importing country, then the manufacturing company gets a free hand to comply with only laws of the country of origin/manufacture. In the present instance, the NGOs have used the US standards (which are probably the most stringent) as the bench-mark. Nothing wrong with that. When those standards become mandatory in India and Bangladesh also; only then will this commercial transaction stand to be considered to be ultra-vires.

Now in the Sino-US lead contamination affair, the products (incidentally children's toys) were found to contain lead content exceeding US standards. Hence they were in violation. If the Chinese standards (whatever they may be) were more stringent than US standards, then that episode would not have occurred.

And speaking of lead poisoning incidents in industry in Bangladesh, there has been a mushrooming growth of Lead Acid Battery manufacturers in Bangladesh lately. Why so? Because of cheap labor costs, but even more so because of non-existent standards in BD. And since the Lead Acid Battery industry is a hugely far greater contributor to lead poisoning and contamination among the general public, that fact deserves some serious attention.

Unless of course, some-body can design a "dish washer" to wash away that contamination/poisoning. Apart from doing duty as a post-writer.

1. As it is Indian products are considered to be the worst in quality available in the market. Even our women are finding local sarees better. A lot of BD items like medicines and electronics are smuggled into India because of our better quality. Any item made in BD is better in quality than an equivalent Indian product. This market is fastidious and have been used to Western products for ever.

2. Where this discovery about our batteries has been made is baffling? We never ever heard of such things. We have only two battery manufacturers - Rahim Afroze and Navana. Both have huge export markets in W Asia, Africa, Asia and even in some European countries.

3. We know well that Indian companies and authorities had ganged up to prevent entry of Rahim Afroze into India fearing their excellent quality and competitive price would throw Indian manufacturers of low grade batteries out. It is possible they have been doing some mud slinging in your media which you picked up. Sorry it's totally false.

4. However, nothing in your post justifies sending toxic paint into BD.

 

[harpoon]

Establish a standardising organisation in the lines of Indian BIS(Bureau of Indian Standards) and make it compulsory for foreign products to get approval from that organization before being allowed to sell their products in BD.

 

[harpoon]

Why not Bangladesh & Nepal impose a ban on Indian paints.

Let me put in another way .What is stopping Pakistan from selling their 'high quality' products in Nepal and BD.

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

The issue that prevent anyone from selling is the cost and the quality.

Any country that can meet the bill, will sell.

And those who are nowhere to compete, will just watch and lament at their state of industry.

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

1. As it is Indian products are considered to be the worst in quality available in the market. Even our women are finding local sarees better. A lot of BD items like medicines and electronics are smuggled into India because of our better quality. Any item made in BD is better in quality than an equivalent Indian product. This market is fastidious and have been used to Western products for ever.

2. Where this discovery about our batteries has been made is baffling? We never ever heard of such things. We have only two battery manufacturers - Rahim Afroze and Navana. Both have huge export markets in W Asia, Africa, Asia and even in some European countries.

3. We know well that Indian companies and authorities had ganged up to prevent entry of Rahim Afroze into India fearing their excellent quality and competitive price would throw Indian manufacturers of low grade batteries out. It is possible they have been doing some mud slinging in your media which you picked up. Sorry it's totally false.

4. However, nothing in your post justifies sending toxic paint into BD.

Just visit the Kolkata airport when the Biman and GMG flights are to leave and you will have your ideas cleared about Indian goods and Bangladesh.

They carry large tin truck and huge bedrolls.

Even your soaps and toilet goods are from India!

That much for fibbing through the teeth.

 

[American Pakistani]

Let me put in another way .What is stopping Pakistan from selling their 'high quality' products in Nepal and BD.

India.
It is India trying to dominate small countries of SouthAsia, & because India share common border with them so it is plus point for Indians.

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

India.
It is India trying to dominate small countries of SouthAsia, & because India share common border with them so it is plus point for Indians.

That is rather daft.

India stopping!

Are you aware that China has flooded the market the world over?

There are many complaining about that, but Chinese goods are selling like hot cakes, even though they are shoddy.

Why do they sell?

Because they are cheap and the local industry or other foreign countries just cannot compete.

Let us have some logic in your reasoning! Not mere reaction to the pancreas not agreeing!

 

[harpoon]

India.
It is India trying to dominate small countries of SouthAsia, & because India share common border with them so it is plus point for Indians.

Nepal is land locked but share border with your 'all weather friend' China. You can take Chinese help is accessing Nepal.

BD is not land locked and India could do nothing if you are sending your goods by sea.

You are being stopped by your noncompetitive industrial sector rather than India.

 

[Roybot]

Change your laws, and then ask the companies to follow them.

This post there should have been the end of the discussion. Its not something which only evil Indian companies do. Every other firm in the world takes advantage of laxer controls.

Think about cars, in Europe or Australia you can't sell cars without standard safety equipment on board. Yet the same car companies sell cars without those safety features as standard in countries like India and Bangladesh, no one seems to care about that, cause prize would go up. Same with the paint.


Make your rules and standards more stringent. Simples.

 

[CaPtAiN_pLaNeT]

Just visit the Kolkata airport when the Biman and GMG flights are to leave and you will have your ideas cleared about Indian goods and Bangladesh.

They carry large tin truck and huge bedrolls.

Even your soaps and toilet goods are from India!

That much for fibbing through the teeth.

Haire kolkatar bangal... jara mehomander bole khaye asechen naki jaye khaben r mishti kine manush hisabe ... tara kina kolkata airport dekhate aseche.