Environmental group EcoWaste Coalition has warned the general public in opposition to shopping for face lotions in 12 shops in Cebu Metropolis that have been banned by the Meals and Drug Administration for holding mercury.
Among the many banned gadgets have been Goree Magnificence Cream with Lycopene, Goree Magnificence Day & Night time Magnificence Cream, and Goree Gold 24K Magnificence Cream from Pakistan in addition to 88 Complete White Underarm Cream from Thailand.
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EcoWaste mentioned the gadgets contained harmful ranges of mercury which it measured utilizing an x-ray fluorescence analyzer.
Goree Magnificence Cream with Lycopene was discovered with 26,710 elements per million (ppm) of mercury whereas Goree Day & Night time Magnificence Cream product contained 26,310 ppm.
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Each ranges have been above the one ppm restrict set by the Asean Beauty Directive in relation to mercury as contaminant for cosmetics. —GILLIAN VILLANUEVA