Press Release – Master Plumbers Gasfitters and Drainlayers NZ Master Plumbers welcomes todays recommendation by the Ministry of Health to review current plumbing standards with regards to allowable lead levels in imported tapware and fittings. The recommendation forms part of the Ministrys review of the health …
Master Plumbers welcomes today’s recommendation by the Ministry of Health to review current plumbing standards with regards to allowable lead levels in imported tapware and fittings.
The recommendation forms part of the Ministry’s review of the health system response to the lead contamination in Waikouaiti’s drinking water supply.
“Whilst the recommendation is a good one, New Zealand needs to move to lead-free tapware and brass fittings as a matter of urgency,” says Master Plumbers CEO Greg Wallace.
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Friday, 5 February 2021, 10:21 am
Master Plumbers is deeply concerned that residents of
Karitane and Waikouaiti are reporting symptoms of lead
poisoning following the contamination of the local water
supply.
Whilst the cause is still being investigated,
the incident highlights the very real risks of lead entering
household drinking water. Young children are
particularly vulnerable to the toxic effects of lead and can
suffer profound and permanent adverse health effects, says
CEO Greg Wallace. The World Health Organization deems
that no level of exposure is safe.
For a long time
now, Master Plumbers has been calling for the Government to
stamp out lead in plumbing products sold in New Zealand by
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