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Countries call for mercury dental fillings ban by 2030
- On Friday in Geneva, countries agreed to phase out mercury-based dental amalgam in tooth fillings by 2034, the sixth conference of parties to the Minamata Convention announced in its closing statement.
- The Minamata Convention on Mercury frames an international treaty adopted in 2013 and entered into force in 2017, with more than 150 countries aiming to protect health and the environment from mercury.
- A bloc of African countries pushed for a 2030 ban on production, import, and export while Iran, India and Britain opposed that timeline; Monika Stankiewicz, convention's executive secretary, said 'We have just opened the door to another chapter of the mercury history book.'
- The conference adopted 21 decisions aimed at protecting health and environment from mercury pollution, and Osvaldo Alvarez Perez, conference president, said delegates had 'left mercury a little further behind.'
- Looking to long-term impact, delegates said the World Health Organization considers mercury one of the top 10 chemicals of major public health concern, calling it 'toxic to human health', and called the agreement a 'science-based, time-bound' step toward elimination for safer communities and public health.
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Countries commit to phase out the use of mercury in dental fillings, a major step forward for public health and the environment Countries agreed on Friday
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Dental amalgam consists of a mixture of metallic alloy powder and mercury.
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