Companies put up pretty face as CSE cries toxic makeup

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Submitted by daya on Fri, 2014-01-17 16:30

Activist body found high levels of mercury in products such as fairness creams and chromium and nickel in lipsticks

Multinationals such as Hindustan Unilever (HUL) and L’Oreal and local companies such as Colorbar Cosmetics and Emami have contested the claims by activist group Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on the levels of metals like mercury, chromium and nickel in their products.

thesaurus: 
India
Cosmetics
Heavy Metals
Fairness Cream
Lipstick
Mercury
Lead
Cancer
Health Effects
CSE Study
Health
Main Topic: 
Health
Name of the Newspaper: 
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Mark Content Private(Internal): 
Clipping Type: 
DNB
CSE
IGF
External URL: 
http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/companies-put-up-pretty-face-as-cse-cries-toxic-makeup-114011600853_1.html
Publication Date: 
17/01/2014