Health
Parents and Children Warned Against Buying Roblox-Inspired Toy Containing Toxic Chemicals
Toxics watchdog BAN Toxics has issued a warning to parents and children against buying toys inspired by the popular online game “Roblox” due to the presence of toxic lead and other harmful chemicals. In a recent market monitoring, BAN Toxics…
EcoWaste Coalition Calls for Market Withdrawal of Reusable Water Tumblers Coated with Leaded Paints
19 March 2025, Quezon City. In a bid to prevent potential incidents of lead exposure, especially among children, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition urged retailers to stop selling reusable stainless steel water tumblers that are coated with leaded paints…
Sale of Toxic Mercury-Added Skin Lightening Products Persist in QC Despite Existing Regulations
Toxics and pollution watchdog BAN Toxics has warned the public about the continued sale of banned skin whitening products in some beauty shops in Quezon City. These products, prohibited by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) due to their harmful…
EcoWaste Coalition Alerts Consumers on 168 Imported Spray Paints with a Hidden Brain-Damaging Chemical
Watchdog Group Tags Spray Paints from China and Thailand with High Lead Levels When World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) was observed on March 15, the EcoWaste Coalition, a public interest group advocating for a zero waste and toxics-free society, cautioned…
Envi Group Calls for Stronger Protection from Toxic Skin-Lightening Products on World Consumer Rights Day
Expects Better Collaboration from Regulators Environmental organization BAN Toxics has once again reiterated its call for stronger enforcement against the continuing influx of skin-lightening products (SLPs)…
Poll Bets Urged to Control Their Use of Plastic Campaign Tarpaulins to Cut Cadmium Pollution
Watchdog Group Appeals to all Candidates to Tame the Tsunami of Cadmium-containing Plastic Waste 12 March 2025, Quezon City. As the election fever heats up, the environmental watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition appealed to national and local candidates for the May…
Stop the use and sale of mercury-containing skin-lightening products!
OUR HEALTH, OUR SAFETY, OUR CONSUMER RIGHTS! March 8, 2025. As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics expresses grave concern over the proliferation of skin-lightening products (SLPs) with toxic mercury in the market and online…
EcoWaste Coalition Honors Women Waste Workers
Sharing Knowledge to Prevent and Reduce Occupational Hazards 8 March 2025, Quezon City. To honor them for their priceless contributions to the environment, public health, and the economy, the waste and pollution watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition gathered women waste workers…
Warning Out on Cheap 3 for P100 Lipsticks with Toxic Lead as High as 43,640 ppm
Steer Clear of Toxic Lipsticks, says Watchdog Group 7 March 2025, Quezon City. As the International Women’s Day is celebrated, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition drew attention to the presence of cheap lipsticks in the market, heavily contaminated with…
Building Off the Momentum from INC-5, INC-5.2 to be Held in Geneva, Switzerland August 5-14
New York, NY – March 3, 2025. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced during the Bureau Meeting that the next round of plastics treaty negotiations (International Negotiating Committee or INC-5.2) will take place at the Palais des Nations in Geneva,…
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