January 6, 2026
Toxic Beauty: Confronting the Global Crisis of Skin Bleaching at UNEA-7 At the Seventh Session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7), a dedicated side event titled “Toxic Skin Bleaching: A Growing Global Health Threat” took place on 10 December 2025, bringing critical attention to the health, environmental and human rights impacts […]
November 7, 2025
Global Cops Called on to Investigate Illegal Production and Trade of Toxic Skin Lighteners Zero Mercury applauds Minamata Convention COP-6 decision on mercury-added cosmetics and mercury compounds Geneva, Switzerland—In a landmark decision, today the Sixth Conference of the Parties (COP-6) of the Minamata Convention invited the Secretariat of the Minamata […]
November 3, 2025
New report exposes ongoing illegal manufacture of mercury-added skin whiteners ZMWG urges COP-6 to take decisive action to end toxic production at the source Brussels / Islamabad / Manila / Nairobi/ Washington D.C. – At the start of the Sixth Conference of the Parties (COP-6) to the Minamata Convention on […]
October 15, 2025
Amazon’s toxic double standard exposed Outside the U.S., the toxic trade in illegal mercury-added skin lighteners continue unabated Ahead of the Minamata Convention’s pre-COP online event, the Zero Mercury Working Group (ZMWG) has released a new report documenting the ongoing availability of dangerous and often illegal mercury-added skin lightening products […]
September 17, 2025
In a joint statement published on September 17th, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), together with 63 environmental and consumer protection NGOs, industry, retail and wholesale organisations call on EU policymakers to urgently address persistent regulatory loopholes in relation to e-commerce via online marketplaces. A key issue, identified by Market Surveillance […]
