Activists are demanding an outright ban on serving tinned tuna in hospitals and schools after toxic levels of mercury were detected in the store-cupboard favourite.

Cosmetic manufacturers have to provide self-declarations about their products being mercury-free, which will then be subject ...

India plans to ban mercury-based cosmetics after DCGI recommendations, citing health risks and aligning with the global ...

Activists want tinned tuna banned after toxic levels of mercury found. Consumer advocates warn of ‘colossal risk to public health’ as authorities accused of agreeing to high threshold .

WATCHDOG group Ban Toxics on Friday said they have alerted Bulacan Gov. Daniel Fernando regarding the continued sale of skin-lightening products laced with mercury. Ban Toxics conducted onsite ...

Its findings revealed that 22 out of 26 skin-lightening creams tested contained mercury well above the internationally accepted limit of 1 part per million (ppm) or 1mg/kg ...

An environmental watchdog on Tuesday expressed support for the Department of Health’s (DOH) public health advisory warning ...

There is a lot scientists don't understand about mercury — namely, how it becomes its most toxic form and why our bodies don't get rid of it. Researchers with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ...