Children’s Health and Safety
EcoWaste Coalition Raises Awareness on Dangers of Button Batteries in Children’s Toys
1 December 2025, Quezon City. Parents beware: button batteries used to power some toys may pose serious health risks to your children and must be kept out of their sight and reach at all times to prevent kids from playing…
EcoWaste Coalition Urges FDA to Test Play Sand Products for Asbestos following Recalls in Australia and New Zealand
18 November 2025, Quezon City, Philippines. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to analyze colored sand play products being sold in the market after the regulatory authorities in Australia and New Zealand announced recalls…
BAN Toxics’ Community Parade Amplifies Global Call to End #LeadPoisoning
In observance of International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2025 (#ILPPW2025), marked globally from October 19–25, environmental justice organization BAN Toxics, in partnership with Barangay Officials and residents of Barangay Tatalon in Quezon City, organized a colorful community parade and awareness…
Filipinos Take Stock of Progress towards Eliminating Lead Paint, Support Call to End Lead Exposure
22 October 2025, Quezon City. Representatives from the government, industry, civil society, academe, and the youth gathered at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on October 21 for a lively forum held in conjunction with the International Lead…
Civil Society and Industry Groups Put Consumers On Guard against 228 Imported Paints with High Lead Content
18 October 2025, Quezon City. In an exceptional display of unity to uphold the lead paint ban and protect public health against lead exposure, civil society and industry groups of the Philippines released in time for the 13th International Lead Poisoning…
CONSUMER SAFETY ALERT: Food-Like Plastic Toys May Pose Serious Health Risks to Children
Chemicals and waste watchdog BAN Toxics has raised concerns over the sale of food-like plastic toys suspected to contain health-damaging substances. As part of its safe toys for kids advocacy, the group purchased the said toys for testing at P50…
EcoWaste Coalition Calls for Stronger Measures to Stop Lead Paint Imports
Laboratory Tests Confirm Lead Content in 27 Imported Paints Sold Locally 31 August 2025, Quezon City. Confirmatory analyses contracted by the EcoWaste Coalition and undertaken by SGS, a global testing company, verified the presence of toxic lead in 27 paint samples…
Boxing Icon and former Senator Manny Pacquiao Dissociates from China-Made Lead-Containing Paints
EcoWaste Coalition lauds Pacquiao for supporting the group’s advocacy to uphold the lead paint ban to protect public health 25 August 2025, Quezon City. Boxing icon and former Senator Manny Pacquiao has distanced himself from imported lead-containing paints bearing his…
EcoWaste Coalition Welcomes Progress in Crafting a CCO on Cancer-Causing Benzene
19 August 2025, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition welcomed the progress in the ongoing efforts to develop a Chemical Control Order (CCO) regulating benzene, a known carcinogen, by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental…
EcoWaste Coalition and 26 CSOs Ask DENR and DTI to Regulate Toxic Metals in Water Faucets
Watchdog Group Finds Toxic Lead and Cadmium in Water Faucets on Sale in the Market 5 July 2025, Quezon City. In an urgent request initiated by the EcoWaste Coalition and endorsed by 26 civil society organizations, the Department of Environment and…
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