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World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD)

Civil Society Presses Philippine FDA to Assure Consumers that Play and Craft Sand Products Sold Locally are Asbestos-Free

Over 50 health and environmental rights advocates push for testing, certification, and labeling of asbestos-free sand toys. 9 March 2026, Quezon City.  In anticipation of World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) on March 15, themed “Safe Products, Confident Consumers,” over 50 health and…

EcoWaste Coalition Urges Pakistan to Stop Production and Trade of Mercury-Added Whitening Creams

Group urges the Government of Pakistan to crack down harder on violators of the global ban on the manufacture, import, and export of mercury-added cosmetics 1 March 2026, Quezon City.  Ahead of the International Women’s Day on March 8 and…

EcoWaste Coalition Pushes for Chemical Ingredients and Hazards Disclosure to Uphold Consumer Rights to Information and Safety

12 March 2024, Quezon City.  Ahead of the World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) on March 15, the zero waste and toxics-free advocacy group EcoWaste Coalition urged manufacturers to ensure consumer access to chemicals in product information, and for the authorities…

Philippine consumer and environmental groups urge government to tackle plastic pollution at source: ban single-use plastics

12 March 2021. Consumer advocacy group Laban Konsyumer Inc. and environmental health group EcoWaste Coalition have jointly urged the government to tackle plastic pollution at source such as by banning single-use plastics (SUPs). Through a joint statement to mark this…