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Singapore Bans Underarm Cream for Containing Banned or Potent Ingredients
Prohibited underarm whitening product also sold with impunity in the Philippines – EcoWaste Coalition 12 September 2024, Quezon City. The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) of Singapore has issued an Alert against a topical whitening product containing banned or potent ingredients,…
Korean Civil Society Calls for Government to Take Responsibility as a Major Plastic Producer, not Standing on the Sidelines
September 13, 2024 – On September 11, Uproot Plastics (a coalition organized by civil society groups based in Korea to ‘root out’ plastic problems) held a press conference urging the Korean government to take a strong stance in the upcoming…
Pasidungog 2024: Zamboanga Peninsula Celebrates Five Years of Milestones in Sexual Health and Empowerment
Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur— The Sexual Health and Empowerment (SHE) project marked its culmination in the Zamboanga Peninsula with a close-out event, Pasidungog 2024, held on September 5, 2024, at Chandler Suites in Pagadian City. The event highlighted the…
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…
Northern Mindanao Marks Five Years of Advancing Adolescent Health and Strengthening SRH and GBV Initiatives
by Geri Matthew “Choi” Carretero Bukidnon, Philippines — The Subnational Close-Out event for the Sexual Health and Empowerment (SHE) project was held on September 3, 2024, at the Kekehyu Business Hotel in Valencia City, Bukidnon. This event, titled “Pasidungog 2024,”…
EcoWaste Coalition Asks: Why are toys still poorly labeled?
Group Demands Better Enforcement of the 11-year old Toy and Game Safety Labeling Act 1 September 2024, Quezon City. Eleven years since it was enacted on September 3, 2013, and five years after its implementing rules and regulations (IRR) were…
Empowering Women: SHE Project Celebrates Five Years of Advancing SRHR and Preventing GBV in Eastern Visayas
by Geri Matthew “Choi” Carretero Calbayog City, Samar, Philippines — The Subnational Close-Out event for the Sexual Health and Empowerment (SHE) project was successfully held on August 27, 2024, at the Ciriaco Hotel in Calbayog City, Samar, marking the culmination…
174 Civil Society Organizations, Networks, and Activists Oppose Financing by IFC for Abellon Clean Energy’s Toxic, Pollution Waste-to-Energy Projects in Gujarat, India
August 28, 2024 – A collective letter written by the Centre for Financial Accountability, International Accountability Project, National Hawkers Federation, GAIA-Asia Pacific, and Break Free From Plastics and endorsed by 174 civil society organizations, regional and global networks, and activists, is…
EcoWaste Coalition Uncovers Rampant Sale of Leaded Paint Products Banned by the Government since 2020
Health Advocates Seek Vigilant Monitoring and Enforcement of the Lead Paint Ban to Protect the Health of Vulnerable People 25 August 2024, Quezon City. Some paint products banned by the government four years ago for containing violative levels of lead,…
BAN Toxics Calls On Shopee To Remove Mercury-Laced “Feique” Whitening Products From Its Platform, Uphold Ban
Toxic and pollution watchdog BAN Toxics today called on the online shopping site Shopee to address the sale of Feique whitening products, which have been banned by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) due to toxic mercury ingredients. “We are…
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