Stormont risks putting dentists’ wallets over people’s health, say toxics campaigners. Ending Northern Ireland’s use of neurotoxic mercury in tooth fillings will bring significant benefits, without having an adverse impact on everyday life, MLAs have been told…
The World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry presented the Global Progress of Countries Phasing Out Dental Amalgam “March to Mercury-Free Dentistry, Country by Country, Region by Region” at COP5 of the Minamata Convention…
Since there are viable mercury-free alternatives, dental amalgam shall no longer be used for dental treatments of the general population from 1st January 2025…
“Phasing Out Dental Amalgam: An Emerging Need to Eliminate Mercury in Products”, 9th October, 2023 at 14:45 to 15:45 CET. Register now…
From 25th to 29th of September, the World Chemical Conference, ICCM5, will take place in Bonn, Germany. German Civil society organizations will host a half-day Civil Society Conference in Bonn on 22 September…
Geneva, 21 – 23 June 2023. Parties to the Minamata Convention not having implemented any or only a few of the required measures to restrict the use of mercury-added products were invited by the Secretariat to participate in a workshop to develop strategies…
The first in-person stakeholder forum meeting of the Partnership for the Assessment of the Risks from Chemicals (PARC) was held in Athens on 28 June 2023. The main achievements were presented and the priorities and needs of the stakeholders were discussed…
Geneva, 7 – 9 March 2023. Fifth meeting of the Implementation and Compliance Committee (ICC). The ICC is composed of three representatives by region and meets once a year in person. The EEB and the EnvMed Network participated as observers.
“Phasing out dental amalgam: An emerging need to eliminate mercury in products” on 10 March at 17:00 CET This side event focuses on disseminating information on dental amalgam and the feasibility of mercury-free alternatives, and their particular importance for children and women of childbearing age.
With the Bonn Declaration on Dental Amalgam, more than 50 non-governmental organizations and researchers are calling for a decision by the German government to phase out amalgam by 2025 at the latest. The demand was published on the occasion of the entry into force of
