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Heavy metals including mercury found in fairness products: CSE

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Submitted by daya on Thu, 2014-01-16 15:48

A study conducted by a leading green NGO has found high amount of heavy metals including mercury in fairness products of reputed companies being endorsed by big Bollywood names.

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE's) Pollution Monitoring Lab (PML), which conducted the study, said despite the prohibition of use of mercury in cosmetics in India, it found mercury in 44 per cent of the fairness creams it tested.

thesaurus: 
India
Cosmetics
Fairness Cream
Heavy Metals
Mercury
Lead
Lipstick
Health Effects
CSE Study
Sunita Narain
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/pti-stories/heavy-metals-including-mercury-found-in-fairness-products-cse-114011501167_1.html
Publication Date: 
16/01/2014