Zartaj Gul, state minister for Climate Change has announced that an initiative will be started by her ministry to crack down on cosmetic companies that are producing mercury excessive beauty cream.
The crackdown will start after December 31, 2019. The ministry has discovered that 56 out of 59 samples of fairness creams contain more than one percent mercury, which is hazardous for the skin and can cause cancer.
“We tested 59 brands in the country and 56 turned out to be using excessive doses of Mercury,” says Gul. The minister has called out these companies that make a profit on people’s insecurities and the society’s complexion complex.
“You are playing with our skin with your Rs. 10 creams,” says the climate change minister. She has resolved to take action against substandard cream manufacturers and has shared a list of hazardous beauty creams online.
The minister has vowed to seal the companies manufacturing hazardous beauty creams and all such brands after December 31.
