EcoWaste bats for crackdown on mercury-laced beauty products

Inquirer.net - Nov 9, 2026

MANILA, Philippines—EcoWaste Coalition has urged health product and digital trade regulators to remove online listings of mercury-laced skin lightening products and step up enforcement against their sellers ahead of the 11.11 and 12.12 shopping sales. The group identified Goree Beauty Cream as a priority for enforcement, describing it as the most visible mercury-laden skin-lightening brand

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