human health
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…
Despite Wide Agreement on the Need to Address the Plastics Crisis, Oil States Derail Efforts for a Global Plastics Treaty
Geneva – The Plastics Treaty INC-5.2 negotiations closed today without an agreement, despite the majority of nations calling for meaningful, global solutions to protect health and the environment. While the INC has called for negotiations to continue at a date…
Plastics Treaty Negotiations: Protecting Health Must Take Center Stage
Geneva, Switzerland – Midway through the Plastics Treaty negotiations scheduled to end this Thursday August 14, IPEN notes that concerns for the threats to human health from toxic plastic chemicals are widely shared by delegates as momentum grows for a…
Warning Out on Lipgloss with Banned Colorant in Cosmetics
4 August 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group urged the public not to buy and apply a lipgloss product following a public health warning issued by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA). In an advisory posted on its website…
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…
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