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A toxics watchdog group has flagged an imported skin whitening cream product claiming to have "no side effects" despite containing an alarming level of mercury that is still being sold in the market. EcoWaste Coalition in a statement Monday condemned the unrelenting sale of Goree Beauty Cream with...

Toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has warned the public against buying and using skin whitening products currently sold on the market that use false, misleading or deceptive claims regarding their benefits as they may actually pose health risk to their users. The group made the call Thursday...

At least nine skin whitening products containing mercury are still being sold on various e-commerce sites despite being hazardous to people, a pro-health and environment group has reported. Toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition called on various online shopping sites "to remove product listings...

The EcoWaste Coalition bared on Monday, April 26 the illegal domestic sale of five brands of mercury-laden “beauty creams” from Pakistan. According to the environmental health watchdog, the "smuggled" skin whitening products have as much as 16,900 times the trace amount limit of one part per...