BALITANG TOKSIK! | 15 October 2024 Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics applauded the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for issuing public health warnings…
Read moreBAN Toxics Commends Brgy. Blue Ridge A and QC LGU for Taking Action on Mercury Lamp Waste
Press Release | 2 October 2024 On September 27, 2024, following reports from Barangay Blue Ridge A officials about six drumloads of busted…
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 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 moreBAN 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…
Read moreFour Years After Ratifying the Minamata Convention, Mercury Use in ASGM Persists
About 340 kilometers south of Manila, Jun (not his real name) took the time to entertain visitors at his small-scale gold mining…
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