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Toxic mercury in cosmetic skin creams

Toxics Watchdog Group Cites QC’s Food-Drug Regulation Officers for Sustained Action to Rid the City of Dangerous Cosmetics with Mercury

21 July 2025, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition gave the Food-Drug Regulation Officers (FDROs) of Quezon City the thumbs-up for their nonstop drive to stop the illicit trade of mercury cosmetics in the country’s most populated city.…

EcoWaste Coalition: End Impunity to Stop Trade of Hazardous Cosmetics with Mercury

Watchdog Group Presses Concerted Action to Protect Women’s Health and Environment from Mercury Poisoning 2 March 2025, Quezon City.  As National Women’s Month is observed, the EcoWaste Coalition, an advocate for a zero waste and toxics-free society, has turned the…

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…