BALITANG TOKSIK! | 17 July 2026 Toxics watchdog BAN Toxics has called the attention of online shopping platforms after discovering that banned skin-lightening…
Read moreToxics Watchdog Exposes Banned Mercury-Added Skin Lightening Products Sold in Cagayan de Oro City, urges FDA To Take Action
BALITANG TOKSIK! | 05 July 2026 Toxics watchdog BAN Toxics has issued a public health warning over the widespread sale of prohibited skin-lightening…
Read moreToxics Watchdog Alerts FDA Over Banned Mercury-Containing Skin Lightening Products Sold in Mindanao
BALITANG TOKSIK! | 18 June 2026 Following market monitoring activities conducted from June 10 to 13, 2026, in Surigao City, Butuan City, and…
Read moreMiner-to-Miner Learning Visit Highlights Responsible and Mercury-Free Small-Scale Mining in Camarines Norte
Small-scale miners and mining stakeholders gathered at the Minahang Bayan in Brgy. Malaya, Labo, Camarines Norte, on June 9 for a Miner-to-Miner Learning…
Read moreEnvironmental Health and Justice Groups Press for Stronger Action to Combat Illegal Mercury Trade in the Region
JOINT PRESS RELEASE | 1 June 2026 Jakarta, Indonesia/Manila, Philippines – Environmental health and justice groups in Indonesia and the Philippines commended police…
Read moreToxics Watchdog Alerts FDA, DTI on Banned Skin Lightening Products Sold Online
BALITANG TOKSIK! | 15 September 2025 With online shopping becoming the norm for convenient purchasing of various products, toxics watchdog BAN Toxics expresses…
Read moreBanned Mercury-Laden Skin Whitening Creams Still Sold in Pasay City
BALITANG TOKSIK! | 31 July 2025 Toxics Watchdog BAN Toxics has issued a public health warning over the continued sale of banned skin-lightening…
Read moreEnvi Group Flags Illegal Sale of Toxic Mercury on Facebook Marketplace
PRESS RELEASE | 08 July 2025 On the 5th anniversary of the ratification of the Minamata Convention on Mercury by the Philippine government,…
Read moreShocking Mercury Levels Found in Popular Skin Creams Sold in Bangladesh: New Study Reveals
19 June 2025, Dhaka – A recent groundbreaking study by the Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO), in partnership with the European Environmental…
Read moreBAN Toxics to Davaoeños: Exercise Caution When Buying and Using Skin-Lightening Products with Toxic Mercury
BALITANG TOKSIK! | 3 May 2025 BAN Toxics is urging residents of Davao City to be cautious when purchasing and using skin-lightening products,…
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