BAN 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…

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Illegal 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.

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BAN 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…

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BAN Toxics Urges Bulacan Governor To Take Action Against Prohibited Beauty Products

BALITANG TOKSIK! | July 19, 2024 Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics has alerted Governor Daniel Fernando on the continuing sale of mercury-added skin…

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WATCHDOG GROUP EXPOSES OVER-THE-COUNTER SALE OF SKIN LIGHTENERS TAINTED WITH MERCURY IN TACLOBAN CITY

PRESS RELEASE | June 1, 2024 The toxics watchdog group BAN Toxics today exposed the unlawful sale of three variants of Goree skin…

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Autism Recovery Network of the Philippines and BAN Toxics collaborate to spread awareness on toxic chemicals and its effect on children

On April 26, the Autism Recovery Network of the Philippines (ARNP), in partnership with BAN Toxics, the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Daet,…

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BAN Toxics to Daeteños: ‘Stay “Magayon”, don’t use mercury-added skin lightening products’

BALITANG TOKSIK! | April 29, 2024 Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics urges Daeteños to stay naturally “magayon” – the Bicolano word for “beautiful,”…

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New short documentary sheds light on the dark side of skin whitening, exposes illegal trade of mercury-added beauty products

Press Release22 April 2024 “Kaya po ako gumamit ng skin-lightening products, unang una naman po talaga, para maging maganda (I tried using skin-lightening…

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