US EditionCountries call for mercury dental fillings ban by 2030
- Multiple countries, including the United States, called for a global ban on mercury-based dental amalgams by 2030 during a treaty meeting.
- The World Health Organization labels mercury as one of the top 10 chemicals of major public health concern, noting that it is 'toxic to human health.'
- Some countries have already prohibited mercury in dental amalgam, a material used for over 175 years to treat tooth decay.
- A group of African countries seeks to extend the ban to include the production, import, and export of mercury dental amalgams by 2030.
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Mercury Dental Fillings Raise Blood Mercury to Dangerous Levels in 100+ Million Americans
CHAMPIONSGATE, Fla., Nov. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) brings attention to an important new study, titled “Dental Amalgams and Blood Mercury Concentrations in American Adults.” The study provides convincing evidence that…
A number of countries, including the United States, have launched a call for the prohibition of the use of mercury in dental amalgams since 2030, thus expressing their support for a proposal from African States. The sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on mercury (COP-6), which will take place this week in Geneva, will consider ever more effective ways of combating cosmetic products with abstinence and contai…
Proposal to phase out dental amalgam on agenda as Minamata Convention COP-6 seeks to strengthen global action on mercury pollution - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy
More than 1,000 participants from governments, intergovernmental organisations, UN bodies, civil society, Indigenous Peoples, and youth are gathered for the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-6), taking place from November 3 to 7, 2025, at the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG). COP-6 is considering measures to curb the illegal trade of mercury and strengthen control of its supply…
Many countries, including the US, called today for a worldwide ban on the use of mercury in dental amalgams by 2030, expressing their support for… Geneva: “Dental amalgams containing mercury should be banned by 2030” - NAVITIME TRADE
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