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Toxic watchdog urges end to online misinformation on mercury-containing skin lightening products

Toxic watchdog BAN Toxics urges content creators and online sellers to remove social media content, advertisements, and listings promoting prohibited and banned skin-lightening beauty...

Michael Simire - February 7, 2025

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Toxic mercury cosmetics still marketed as ‘solution’ to dark skin – Report

Despite being banned by a global treaty, mercury-added skin lightening products (SLPs) are still sold by some of the world’s biggest online retailers to...

Michael Simire - October 23, 2023

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