The EcoWaste Coalition is warning the public on the use of illegally imported cosmetic products that contains toxic chemicals including mercury, after conducting random tests on samples in Metro Manila.
Unregistered facial whitening and freckle removing creams from China, Pakistan, Malaysia and Taiwan were found out containing mercury after 10 imported products from these countries were tested and discovered to be above the regulatory limit of one part per million (ppm).
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