EcoWaste Coalition
EcoWaste Coalition Backs Recall of Mini Toy Sets with Toxic Resins
FDA Announces Recall of Specific Miniverse Toys Due to Health-damaging Acrylates 30 November 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition gave the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a thumbs up for issuing a toy safety advisory that will…
EcoWaste Coalition Detects Toxic Mercury in Thai-Made Whitening Cream Sold Online
Dangerous Product Claims it can Make a Miracle, Brighten Skin in Just One Week November 28, 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition today announced it has detected mercury, a forbidden chemical in cosmetics, in one unauthorized skin-lightening…
What Not to Give This Christmas: Toxic Perfumes
23 November 2024, Quezon City. As the Christmas gift-giving season approaches, the environmental and health watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition will release a series of straight-to-the-point product safety alerts to inform consumers what items to avoid. For its initial “What…
Toxics Watchdog Group Calls Out FDA-Cebu as Illicit Trade of Mercury Cosmetics Persists
November 21, 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has again called the attention of the Regional Field Office (RFO) of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Region VII, Philippines for the rampant sale of prohibited cosmetics…
EcoWaste Coalition Finds Toxic E-Waste Chemicals in Recycled Black Plastics
Group Backs Plastics Treaty that will Protect Children’s Health and the Planet from Toxic Plastic Substances 19 November 2024, Quezon City . As countries gather in Busan, Korea from November 25 to December 1 for the final negotiations towards a…
EcoWaste Coalition Calls for Quick Removal of Leaded Paints from Store Shelves
Laboratory Tests Confirm Lead Above the Legal Limit in 18 More Spray Paints 16 November 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition sought the immediate removal from store shelves of 18 additional spray paint products after they were confirmed to contain…
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…
EcoWaste Coalition Detects Hazardous E-Waste Chemicals on Christmas Tree Ornaments
7 November 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has detected hazardous chemicals in plastic balls used to decorate Christmas trees. Often sold without any labeling information and warning, these pretty ornaments from recycled plastic could be…
EcoWaste Coalition Informs the Public of Untold Hazards in Some Christmas Ornaments
4 November 2024, Quezon City. As spooky Halloween decorations are quickly taken down and replaced with jolly Christmas ornaments, a toxics watchdog group has alerted consumers on which items to avoid to safeguard human health and the environment, too. Amid…
EcoWaste Coalition to Cemetery Visitors: Next Undas, Please Bring Your Discards Home!
Overflowing Garbage Bins Observed in Most Cemeteries 2 November 2024, Quezon City. While pleased with the massive influx of people in cemeteries signifying that the beautiful age-old Undas tradition of remembering our dearly departed ones remains alive, a waste…
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