NGOs fordern den Bundeskanzler auf, sich für die Regulierung von PFAS in der Europäischen Union auszusprechen. Die sogenannten „Ewigkeitschemikalien“ werden in zahlreichen Verbraucherprodukten, zum Beispiel in Kochpfannen oder Kosmetika, eingesetzt, aber auch in vielen Industrieprozessen und in Pestiziden werden sie genutzt.
The African Regional Centers of the Basel and Stockholm Convention supported the Children’s Amendment of the Minamata Convention by organising webinars in cooperation with the World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry. The Children’s Amendments entered into force on 28 September 2023 and requires Parties to take action to protect Children from the use of dental amalgam..
Zivilgesellschaftliches Positionspapier: Per- und polyfluorierte Alkylsubstanzen (PFAS) sind eine Gruppe von über 10.000 chemischen Substanzen, die u. a. wegen ihrer Stabilität und wasser-, öl- und schmutzabweisenden Wirkungen in sehr vielen Bereichen verwendet werden. Aufgrund ihrer Stabilität werden sie in der Umwelt nicht abgebaut (“Ewigkeitschemikalien”) und können über sehr lange Zeiträume hinweg Umwelt- und Gesundheitsschäden hervorrufen.
Florian Schulze receives the Luxembourg Award for Environmental Health & Indoor Air Quality from Akut, Neobuild, Patiente Vertriedung and Scente in the Public Relations category. The award was presented by Tilly Metz, Vice-President of the Health Committee in the European Parliament, for the campaign to phase out amalgam in the EU. 🏆
Global Overview of Countries Phasing Out Dental Amalgam: According to the Minamata Conventions Full National Reports 2021, the MIAs, or other official documents, the global transition to a mercury-free dentistry is fully underway…
In 2020 the key amalgam competitors on the international market were Kerr Dental (USA), Dentsply Sirona (USA), SDI limited (Australia), lvoclar Vivadent (Liechtenstein), Ardent (Sweden), Cavex (Netherlands) and Nordiska (Sweden). Since then, both US major players Dentsply and Kerr have left the business due to FDA’s safety warning in 2020 and….
The Children’s Amendment to protect Children from the harm of mercury containing fillings entered into force on 28 September 2023, but until today only 49% of the Parties of the Minamata Convention comply with this regulation, 10 Parties have not yet ratified the amendment and 45% (!) did not take any measure to protect Children, more than one year after it became law…
Global Overview of Countries Phasing Out Dental Amalgam: According to the Minamata Conventions Full National Reports 2021, the MIAs, or other official documents, the global transition to a mercury-free dentistry is fully underway…
Since the new Medical Devices Regulation (MDR 2017/745) entered into force on May 26, 2021, the legal safety requirements for dental amalgam capsules have increased significantly, why manufacturers start leaving the European business…
On 10 December 2024, Peru widely banned the use of dental amalgam with the Ministerial Resolution N° 859-2024-MINSA. Dental amalgam can now only be used in exceptional cases…
