Following the recent announcement by Southern Dental Industries Limited (SDI) that it will cease production of dental amalgam by 2028 or earlier, environmental…
Read moreBAN Toxics applauds FDA for the issuance of Health Warning Against Mercury-containing Medical Devices and Dental Amalgams in online markets
BALITANG TOKSIK! | July 10, 2024 Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics commends the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for issuing a public health…
Read moreA long road ahead towards a mercury-free environment
PRESS RELEASE | June 5, 2024 As the country celebrates World Environment Day, environmental watchdog group, BAN Toxics, draws attention to hard-hitting truths…
Read moreUphold the Ban on the Sale and Use of Mercury Dental Amalgam, says Toxic Watchdog Group
BALITANG TOKSIK! | March 5, 2024 Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics raises the alarm over the continuous selling of mercury dental amalgam (in…
Read moreSTOP THE ONLINE SELLING OF MERCURY DENTAL AMALGAM
Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics raises the concern over the continuous online selling of mercury dental amalgam (in capsule) which is prohibited in…
Read moreEnvi group lauds PH for 3rd-year implementation of Convention to combat mercury pollution
PRESS RELEASE | August 9, 2023 “After three years since the Philippines ratified the Minamata Convention on Mercury, we have seen the development…
Read moreEnforce the Phase-out deadline on Mercury-containing Dental Amalgam in PH, says BAN Toxics
PRESS RELEASE | June 9, 2023 Environmental watchdog group BAN Toxics calls the attention of the regulators to enforce the phase-out deadline on…
Read moreBAN Toxics Calls for No More Mercury Dental Fillings in Children
PRESS RELEASE: March 30, 2023 Amalgam is a dental filling material that is 50% mercury, a neurotoxin and pollutant. This week, BAN Toxics…
Read moreNATIONAL DENTAL HEALTH MONTH – BAN MERCURY DENTAL AMALGAM
February 22, 2023 Pursuant to Proclamation No. 559, February is declared as National Dental Health Month in the Philippines with this year’s theme…
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