New Minamata Convention amendment protects children, pregnant women, and breastfeeding mothers from amalgam! At the fourth conference of the UN Minamata Convention on Mercury (March 21-25 in Bali), more than 130 countries agreed to protect vulnerable populations from the use of amalgam in dentistry. From
“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
On March 5, the European Commission presented an inception impact assessment and a roadmap for the revision of the EU Mercury Regulation, which will be revised not only for amalgam fillings but also for mercury-added products. A Public consultation for a first draft of the
In the report of 17.08.2020 to the Parliament and Council, the European Commission concluded that a phase out of dental amalgam in Europe is “technically and economically” feasible before 2030 and announced to present a legislative proposal in 2022. With this report, the Commission has
