In response to a written question by Ivo Belet, MEP (EPP, Belgium), who was concerned about a number of substitutes introduced on the European market, the European Commission said that, by 30 June 2020, it will report on the outcome of its feasibility study on phasing out dental amalgam (fillings) by 2030.
In 2013, the European Union had signed the international convention of Minamata to reduce the use of mercury, considered to be a highly toxic heavy metal. Then, in 2017, it adopted the...