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FDA Flags Unauthorized Cosmetics Reported by the EcoWaste Coalition as Containing Mercury
FDA issues 8 public health warnings in response to the group’s market monitoring reports 20 May 2026, Quezon City. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has flagged multiple imported skin-lightening products, cautioning the public not to buy or use them.…
EcoWaste Coalition Flags 35th Pakistan-Made Beauty Cream Laced with Toxic Mercury
Mercury-contaminated skin-lightening product brags it “contains no harmful ingredients.” 30 April 2026, Quezon City. The EcoWaste Coalition has uncovered mercury in yet another “export quality” Pakistan-made skin lightener, marking their 35th discovery of such a highly hazardous cosmetic produced in…
EcoWaste Coalition Honors Hideo Ikoma, Seeks Justice for All Minamata Disease Sufferers
27 April 2026, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition paid tribute to a victim of the Minamata tragedy, Japan’s worst industrial disaster, who traveled to the Philippines to offer a first-hand account of the sufferings and hopes of…
As Pakistan Cracks Down on Toxic Beauty Products, EcoWaste Coalition Finds Mercury in Another Facial Cream
EcoWaste Coalition welcomes the crackdown on cosmetic quality and safety violators by the Government of Pakistan 16 April 2026, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition flagged the online sale of another skin lightening product from Pakistan that promises…
EcoWaste Coalition Calls on Pakistan to Put an End to the Illegal Production and Trade of Mercury-Added Cosmetics
Group reveals toxic mercury up to 33,970 ppm in 18 out of 20 Pakistan-made fairness creams 5 April 2026, Quezon City. Ahead of World Health Day on April 7, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition took the Government of Pakistan…
EcoWaste Coalition to Women: The Skin Color You’re Born With is Not a Flaw to be Fixed
Group warns against mercury-tainted cream that promises ‘even and velvety skin tone’ 6 March 2026, Quezon City. As the commemoration of the National Women’s Month gets underway, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition urged women to celebrate their natural skin…
EcoWaste Coalition Tags 13 Skin Lightening Products Adulterated with Toxic Mercury
(Group pushes for regulatory and consumer vigilance to break the unlawful trade of contraband cosmetics with mercury) 4 January 2026, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition today released a list of 13 skin lightening products found in 2025…
EcoWaste Coalition Backs Senator Risa’s Proposed Inquiry on Health Risks Posed by Unauthorized Health Products
18 December 2025, Quezon City. The environmental and health watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has signified its support for the inquiry proposed by Sen. Risa Hontiveros to address the health risks posed by the proliferation of unauthorized supplements and other health…
EcoWaste Coalition Shares Its Advocacy vs. Mercury in Skin Lightening Products at UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya
11 December 2025, Quezon City. On December 10, Human Rights Day, the EcoWaste Coalition had the opportunity to share its advocacy campaign on mercury in skin lightening products at a side event on “Toxic Skin Bleaching: A Growing Global Health…
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