Ahead of the International Women’s Day on March 8 and the World Consumer Rights Day on the 15th, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition announced its discovery of two more “made in Pakistan” cosmetics with extremely high levels of mercury sold online despite the global ban on the production and trade of cosmetics with mercury, a potent neurotoxin that causes severe damage to the brain, kidneys, lungs, skin, and immune system.
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EcoWaste Coalition tags 13 skin lightening products adulterated with toxic mercury
The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition today released a list of 13 skin lightening products found in 2025 to contain mercury, a hazardous neurotoxin banned worldwide in cosmetics under the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
Watchdog group presses concerted action to protect women’s health and environment from mercury poisoning
As the National Women’s Month is observed, the EcoWaste Coalition, an advocate for a zero waste and toxics-free society, has turned the spotlight on the unrestrained trade in mercury-containing skin lightening cosmetics as if it is safe and legal to do so.
EcoWaste Coalition alerts FDA on 14 unauthorized cosmetics, including 9 with high mercury content
As part of its ongoing observance of the Zero Waste Month, the EcoWaste Coalition today announced that it has notified the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding 14 unauthorized cosmetics being offered for sale to Filipino consumers, of which nine are contaminated with violative levels of mercury.
EcoWaste Coalition exposes another underarm whitening cream laced with toxic mercury
The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has uncovered the illegal sale of another product for whitening the armpits that contains mercury, a health-damaging chemical forbidden in cosmetics.
EcoWaste Coalition to BOC: Please stop the dumping of banned Mercury cosmetics
Dismayed by the alarming influx of contraband cosmetics laden with highly toxic mercury, the EcoWaste Coalition urged the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to step in and stop the dumping of dangerous cosmetics, particularly from Thailand, Pakistan and China, into the domestic market.