Amazon on Friday settled a decadelong legal battle by agreeing to block skin-lightening creams containing dangerous amounts of mercury from its website. The settlement requires that Amazon pay a ...

According to its statement on Jan. 22, the group detected 584 parts per million (ppm) of the toxic substance in an Aura White Night Cream Intensive Whitening Facial Cream that it purchased online.

Toxic watchdog BAN Toxics is urging social media and online shopping platforms to take down content, advertisements, and ...

Watchdog Group Presses Concerted Action to Protect Women's Health and Environment from Mercury Poisoning   As National ...

Skin-lightening creams containing mercury or hydroquinone may cause adverse health effects. Beauty products with mercury are banned from sale in many countries around the world, while the use of ...

MANILA, Philippines — Toxics watchdog EcoWaste Coalition on Sunday expressed concern over the “unrestrained trade” of mercury-laced skin-lightening products despite being banned by the Food ...

An environmental group has commended the Quezon City government for creating a task force to protect women and children from the detrimental effects of mercury in skin-lightening products. In a news ...

AS the Philippines marks the celebration of Women’s Month, a waste and pollution watchdog reiterated its call for a concerted action to protect women’s health and the environment from mercury ...

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the product, Momila Beauty Whitening Cream contains mercury, which can be harmful to health. Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal.

Amazon has agreed to block sales of skin-lightening creams containing dangerous amounts of mercury. The agreement settles a decadelong lawsuit brought by the shareholder advocacy group As You Sow.