Sixty environmental groups from the United States and around the world sent a letter urging Secretary of State John Kerry to bring the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) into line with the U.S.’s commitment to reduce dental amalgam use.
As the groups explain, the 2009 FDA dental amalgam rule claims “any change away from use of dental amalgam is likely to result in negative public health outcomes.” This rule not only impedes mercury reduction… it is contrary to the U.S.’s position during negotiations for the Minamata Convention on Mercury: Continue reading
The European Union government asked the general public to comment on how to fulfill the EU’s obligations under the Minamata Convention. The European Commission launched an online 
On 25 April 2015, Francophone NGOs convened in Abidjan to discuss the route to mercury-free dentistry in Africa. This second NGO summit voted to create a road map that can be implemented in every African nation. Here, then, is the Abidjan Plan to implement the 
A series of workshops throughout South and Southeast Asia last fall focused in on one question: How do we end amalgam use in our nation? Then the South Asian Summit on Mercury-Free Dentistry met in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where non-government organization leaders from many Asian nations were huddling to hash out a plan. Together, they drafted a seminal document, the 
World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry 