Press Release | 2 October 2024 On September 27, 2024, following reports from Barangay Blue Ridge A officials about six drumloads of busted…
Read moreBAN Toxics Commends Brgy. Blue Ridge A and QC LGU for Taking Action on Mercury Lamp Waste
Miners Coalition Finalizes Proposed Amendments to People’s Small-Scale Mining Act
Officers of the National Coalition of Small-Scale Miners in the Philippines, Inc. (NCSSMPI), along with representatives from the Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress…
Read more7 DEADLY SKIN PRODUCTS TAINTED WITH MERCURY BEING SOLD ONLINE
BALITANG TOKSIK! | 24 September 2024 Toxic watchdog BAN Toxics issued a warning about seven (7) China-made skin whitening creams available for sale…
Read moreToxic and Waste Watchdog Inspects Busted Lamp Stockpile in QC Barangay, Detects Mercury Leakage
Press Release | 20 September 2024 Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics recently detected mercury leakage from a stockpile of busted fluorescent lamps stored…
Read moreBAN Toxics Joins Global Call for Southern Dental Industries to Immediately Stop Production of Mercury-Added Dental Amalgam
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 Calls On Shopee To Remove Mercury-Laced “Feique” Whitening Products From Its Platform, Uphold Ban
BALITANG TOKSIK! | August 21, 2024 Toxic and pollution watchdog BAN Toxics today called on online shopping site Shopee to address the sale…
Read moreIllegal Trade Fuels Mercury Influx; Give Teeth To Minamata Convention Through Intergovernmental Cooperation
Seven years since the Minamata Convention on Mercury entered into force, environmental NGO BAN Toxics reiterates its call for stronger intergovernmental cooperation to address the illegal manufacturing, import, and export of elemental mercury and mercury-added products.
Read moreBAN Toxics Warns Consumers of Thailand-Made Cosmetic Products Tainted with Toxic Mercury
PRESS RELEASE / BALITANG TOKSIK | August 6, 2024 Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics has raised the alarm against the online sale of…
Read moreBAN Toxics Lauds New EU Mercury Regulation; calls for Stronger Regional & Global Cooperation
PRESS RELEASE | August 3, 2024 “The new regulation for mercury by the European Union (EU) is a significant development in the…
Read more5th National Small-Scale Mining Coalition Assembly Calls for Law Reforms and Support for Mercury-Free Technology
More than 200 small-scale gold miners from over 30 mining associations and federations across the country gathered from July 25-26, 2024, for…
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