A local waste-and-pollution watchdog on Sunday warned the public against buying cosmetics containing mercury that are being sold over the counter in the Philippines, despite already being banned in the United States
A LOCAL waste-and-pollution watchdog on Sunday warned the public against buying cosmetics containing mercury that are being sold over the counter in the Philippines, despite already being banned in the United States.
“Ten of these products were produced in 2021 or 2022, or after the global phase-out in 2020 of mercury-added cosmetics such as skin-lightening products,” Lucero explained, “in clear defiance of the requirements of the Minamata Convention on mercury, as well as the Asean Cosmetic Directive .” Among these 11 mercury-tainted products are five Pakistan-made cosmetics: Chandni Whitening Cream, Faiza Beauty Cream, Golden Pearl Beauty Cream, Goree Beauty Cream, and Sandal Beauty Cream. They were identified by the New York City Health Department as containing the lethal chemical.
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