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Toxics Watchdog Group Pushes Compliance to the Ban on Mercury Use in Cosmetics
Group Stresses Urgency to Enforce the Ban to Protect Human Health and the Environment 10 November 2024, Quezon City. The EcoWaste Coalition pressed duty-bearers, government regulatory agencies in particular, to enforce the oft-violated ban on mercury use in cosmetics such…
Toxic Watchdog Raises Alarm Over Early Sale of Prohibited Firecrackers
Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics has raised concern over the early sale of firecrackers in the market. Five Star and Piccolo have been marked as two of the prohibited firecrackers under Republic Act 7183 and a major cause of firecracker-related…
Ph and Bangladesh Envi NGOs Forge Cooperation to Tackle Toxic Chemicals in Toys and Kids’ Products in the Region Asian children are increasingly at risk from unsafe toys, including those made from recycled plastics that contain hazardous chemicals and legacy compounds…
Parents be warned: Spooky Toxic Lead and Cadmium Found in Some Halloween Products “Beware of Halloween items that may be scarier and spookier than they look.” This was the statement from toxic watchdog BAN Toxics as stores began displaying items…
BAN 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 NGO BAN Toxics raised concerns that the timeline set by the world’s leading manufacturer of dental amalgam…
BAN Toxics urges caution using mosquito coils, household insecticides and fogging amid rising dengue cases due to potential health risks
With DOH data showing a 33% increase in dengue cases from January 1 to August 3 compared to the same period last year, environmental NGO BAN Toxics is cautioning the public and urging regulatory agencies to address the hazards posed…
Toxics Watchdog Group Pushes for FDA-Led Summit to Tackle Mercury Cosmetics
15 August 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has requested the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to convene a multi-stakeholder summit to tackle the persistent trade of mercury cosmetics across the country. The group put forward the…
BAN Toxics Lauds New EU Mercury Regulation; Calls for Stronger Regional & Global Cooperation
“The new regulation for mercury by the European Union (EU) is a significant development in the global effort to reduce and eliminate mercury pollution. It highlights the importance of international and regional cooperation in addressing the human health and environmental…
Environmental Group Joins Brigada Eskwela to Raise Awareness on Protecting Children from Hazardous Chemicals and Wastes
As the country prepares for the resumption of school on July 29, environmental NGO BAN Toxics joined today’s Brigada Eskwela kickoff activity at Payatas B Elementary School (PBES) in Quezon City to promote toxic-free and waste-free schools. Carrying broomsticks, mops,…
EcoWaste Coalition Helps Out in Manila High School Brigada Eskwela, Pushes for Zero Waste and Non-Toxic Cleanup
22 July 2024, Manila City/Quezon City. To express its solidarity with the Department of Education (DepEd) and the education sector as a whole, the EcoWaste Coalition participated in the Brigada Eskwela at Manila High School (MHS), one of the oldest…
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