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  • State environmental agency warns retailers about selling skin-lightening products that may contain mercury

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  • The discovery of the toxic metal mercury in several skin lightening creams sold in the Chicago area has prompted state environmental officials to warn area retailers not to sell skin products if the product is not labeled, or to take special precautions when dealing with imported cosmetics that use unfamiliar names for mercury.

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Language(s): EN-English

Volume or Year: 2010
Number or Issue: December 27

Date Created: 12 27 2010
Date Last Modified: 12 27 2010

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