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Over 150 nations, including the U.S., urge a 2030 global ban on mercury dental fillings amid health concerns and ongoing debate.
Over 150 nations, including the U.S., are pushing for a global ban on mercury-based dental fillings by 2030 during a Minamata Convention meeting in Geneva.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. questioned why mercury remains in dental work when it’s banned in other products, citing health risks.
The World Health Organization ranks mercury as a top public health threat.
A group of African nations proposed a stricter amendment to ban production, import, and export of dental amalgam by 2030, but some countries like Britain, Iran, and India oppose it, citing cost and availability of alternatives.
The proposal is under review.
The Minamata Convention, effective since 2017, already requires phase-outs, but momentum is growing to eliminate mercury use entirely.
Más de 150 naciones, incluido Estados Unidos, instan a una prohibición global en 2030 de los empastes dentales de mercurio en medio de preocupaciones de salud y debate en curso.