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Mercury Fillings Ban 2034
November 13 , 2025
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- Countries around the world have agreed under the Minamata Convention on Mercury to completely stop using mercury-based dental amalgam by the year 2034.
- This important decision was made at a conference held in Geneva to protect human health and the environment from mercury pollution.
- The Minamata Convention on Mercury was adopted in 2013 and came into force in 2017.
- More than 150 countries are members of this convention.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) lists mercury among the top ten chemicals that pose serious risks to human health.
- The agreement also aims to end the use of mercury in skin-lightening cosmetics and small-scale gold mining.
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