As the nation observes the Consumer Welfare Month and as the world gets ready for the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition cautioned consumers against the application of eyeliners containing extremely high levels of lead.
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FDA flags unauthorized cosmetics from Indonesia that pose health risks
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Philippines recently issued a series of public health warnings against six unauthorized facial creams for lightening the skin tone from Indonesia that the EcoWaste Coalition previously analyzed for mercury, a highly toxic chemical forbidden in such cosmetics.
20 lead-containing imported spray paints up for confirmatory tests
The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has submitted 20 samples of imported spray paints sold locally to a private laboratory for confirmatory lead content analyses.
Boxing icon and former senator Manny Pacquiao dissociates from China-made lead-containing paints
Boxing icon and former Senator Manny Pacquiao has distanced himself from imported lead-containing paints bearing his image and signature — without his authorization — as uncovered by the EcoWaste Coalition during its recent market investigation.
EcoWaste Coalition lists 48 skin lighteners contaminated with toxic mercury
EcoWaste Coalition released a list of 48 facial cream products for lightening the skin tone that it had purchased and screened for mercury, a health-damaging chemical not allowed in such products.
EcoWaste Coalition tags 1,146 online listings for Mercury and Mercury-added products
The environmental health and justice group EcoWaste Coalition urged government regulators to stop the uncontrolled online trade of mercury and mercury-added products by actively enforcing Republic Act No. 11967, or the Internet Transactions Act, and imposing the consequent fines and penalties against violators.
EcoWaste Coalition asks boxing icon Manny Pacquiao to dissociate himself from paints with toxic lead
In a bid to prevent further distribution of paints with high lead content in stores nationwide, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition urged the “People’s Champ” and former Senator Manny Pacquiao to dissociate himself from a China-made lead-containing paint brand with his image and signature on the label.
EcoWaste Coalition affirms unity with Comelec in pushing for green electoral reforms
The EcoWaste Coalition, an advocate for a zero waste and toxics-free society, has reiterated its unity with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in promoting reforms to make the elections environmentally sustainable.
EcoWaste Coalition deplores importation of highly leaded paints in defiance of the lead paint ban
While lead in paint must not exceed the strict limit of 90 parts per million (ppm), the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition deplored the nonstop entry of imported paints sold locally with outrageous levels of lead, a potent neurotoxin and an endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC).
EcoWaste Coalition and 26 CSOs ask DENR and DTI to regulate toxic metals in water faucets
In an urgent request initiated by the EcoWaste Coalition and endorsed by 26 civil society organizations, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) were asked to regulate toxic metals in water faucets after tests indicated alarming levels of lead, as well as cadmium, in the analyzed products.
EcoWaste Coalition appeals to the public to heed DOH’s warning against Mercury use to counter ‘kulam’ or ‘barang’
The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition commended the Department of Health (DOH) for issuing a public health advisory warning citizens against the harmful effects of using mercury as an antidote against witchcraft. The group appealed to those engaged in this cultural practice to heed the advice of the DOH for their own health and safety.
Warning out on kiddie flip flops containing toxic lead
The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has detected lead, a hazardous chemical of major public health concern, in imported plastic flip flops for kids that are sold for only P20 per pair.