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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Remove banned mercury-added skin lightening products in online shopping platforms
BALITANG TOKSIKS! | February 6, 2024 Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics raises the concern over the unwarranted selling of banned and prohibited mercury-added…
Read moreGEF-UNIDO Healthcare Wastes Project Launches to Pioneer Sustainable Solutions in Philippine Healthcare Waste Management
PRESS RELEASE | December 6, 2023 The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB), Department…
Read moreSHOPPING ALERT: Refrain from buying and gifting hazardous Skin Lightening Products to Pregnant Women
PRESS RELEASE | December 4, 2023 Amidst the bustling holiday shopping season, BAN Toxics issues a cautionary advisory against the purchase and usage…
Read moreBAN Toxics joins Minamata COP-5 in Geneva, presents proposals to end Mercury Pollution
PRESS RELEASE | October 31, 2023 The Minamata Convention on Mercury’s Fifth Conference of the Parties takes place in Geneva, Switzerland from October…
Read moreToxic Watchdog group lauds FDA for the issuance of public health warning against unauthorized SLPs
BALITANG TOKSIK! | September 27, 2023 Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics lauds the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Philippines for issuing the FDA…
Read moreBAN Toxics recommends Facebook to promote a safe and mercury-free online platform
PRESS RELEASE | September 23, 2023 Toxic Watchdog group BAN Toxics calls the attention of Facebook on the continuous selling of prohibited mercury…
Read moreBAN Toxics to Facebook: Please remove sellers of prohibited mercury products
BALITANG TOKSIK! | September 21, 2023 Toxic Watchdog group BAN Toxics recommended to Facebook to suspend and/or remove sellers of liquid mercury and…
Read moreEnvi groups participates in the Asia and the Pacific regional meeting for the Minamata Convention on Mercury COP-5
In preparation for the Minamata Convention on Mercury’s fifth Conference of the Parties, the Asia Pacific regional preparatory meeting was held in Bangkok…
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…
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