Companies put up pretty face as CSE cries toxic makeup

Published on India Environment Portal | News, reports, documents, blogs, data, analysis on environment & development | India, South Asia (http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in)

Companies put up pretty face as CSE cries toxic makeup [1]

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.

Publication Date:

17/01/2014

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi) [2]

Tags:

Source URL: http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/companies-put-pretty-face-cse-cries-toxic-makeup

Links:
[1] http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/companies-put-pretty-face-cse-cries-toxic-makeup
[2] http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[3] http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[4] http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cosmetics
[5] http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heavy-metals
[6] http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fairness-cream
[7] http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lipstick
[8] http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mercury
[9] http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lead
[10] http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cancer
[11] http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[12] http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cse-study
[13] http://re.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health