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Manila, April 6 (IANS) EcoWaste Coalition – the toxics watchdog group – on Monday called on the government of Pakistan to address its apparent failure to enforce the global ban on mercury-added cosmetics. The appeal came ahead of World Health Day on Tuesday. The Philippines-based group, which has been exposing dangerous skin-lightening products with mercury additives since 2011, condemned Pakistan’s persistent violation of the global ban on mercury-added cosmetics.It cited detection of outrage…