Geneva, Nov 3, 2025 (AFP) - Countries call for mercury dental fillings ban by 2030

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2025-11-03

Multiple countries including the United States called Monday for a worldwide ban on mercury-based dental amalgams by 2030, at a meeting of signatories to a treaty on limiting the toxic metal. "It's inexcusable that governments around the world still allow mercury-based compounds in health care -- and safe alternatives exist," said US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In a video message to the conference in Geneva, Kennedy asked why mercury w......

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