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3M notified EPA that as of October 2023 they would suspend the production and sale of 3M™ LeadCheck™ test kits. In light of this, the following is a review of paint testing requirements in EPA’s lead-based paint renovation, repair, and painting regulation.

Testing for lead-based paint prior to renovation in homes and child-occupied facilities built before 1978 is not required. Firms can assume lead-based paint is present and follow the requirements of the rule. However, a client may wish to have testing performed and if the results indicate that no lead-based paint would be disturbed, the project would be exempt from EPA’s renovation regulation. In such a case, the firm would be required to keep records of that determination for three years.