toxic mercury
A Long Road Ahead Towards a Mercury-free Environment
As the country celebrates World Environment Day, environmental watchdog group, BAN Toxics, draws attention to hard-hitting truths on the continued exposure of the Filipino people and the environment to toxic mercury. Mercury is a neurotoxin that can cause irreparable damage…
Warning Out on Product that Promises “Unparalleled White” Skin
28 May 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has discovered another China-made skincare product contaminated with mercury, a hazardous chemical banned in cosmetic product formulations. The group bought the Hua Shu Li Miracle Whitening & Anti-Freckle Set…
Illegal Trading of Prohibited Beauty Products Proliferates in Tuguegarao City
Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics warns the public against the continuous selling of banned and prohibited beauty products in Tuguegarao City. In a recent market monitoring conducted by the group, they managed to purchase and document the proliferation of skin…
Quezon City Health Department Steps Up Drive to Promote Business Compliance with Laws Banning Mercury Cosmetics
22 May 2024, Quezon City. Mercury-containing skin-lightening products are dangerous to human health and the environment. The continued sale of such products goes against national and city laws, as well as the Minamata Convention on Mercury. This was emphasized by…
EcoWaste Coalition: Over 20 Stores Sell Mercury Cosmetics in Pasay City
9 May 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition denounced the rampant sale in Pasay City of imported skin-whitening products laden with mercury as if such act is within the bounds of law. The group revealed the unlawful…
EcoWaste Coalition Steps Up Campaign with its Discovery of More Cosmetics Tainted with Mercury
21 April 2024, Quezon City. On the eve of Earth Day 2024, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition drew attention to skin-lightening products laced with mercury, a highly toxic chemical that can adversely affect human health, wildlife, and the environment.…
EcoWaste Coalition Seeks Mayor Rama’s Help to Halt Sale of Banned Cosmetics with Mercury
22 February 2024, Cebu City/Quezon City. An environmental health NGO sought the help of Cebu City Mayor Michael “Mike” Rama to stop the unlawful sale of contraband cosmetics containing high concentrations of mercury, a health-damaging chemical not allowed in cosmetic…
Brazil: the impacts of wildcat mining for women
Indigenous peoples live in distress, anguish, and fear due to the illegal activity and the risk of mercury contamination By Martha Raquel Illicit mining activity has daily impacts on indigenous peoples in Brazil. Invasions ushered by wildcat mining meddle and…
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