Whitening creams contain cancer-causing elements: Zartaj Gul

Lahore, 11th October: 57 out of 59 skin whitening creams in Pakistan contain cancer-causing elements.

Baaghi TV: Minister of State for Climate Change, Zartaj Gul, has revealed that 57 skin whitening products in Pakistan, including some international brands, contain cancer-causing elements.

She made these remarks while addressing a news conference in Islamabad.

As per reports from ProPakistani news website, a sur­vey conducted by the min­istry revealed that 57 out of 59 creams had mercury lev­el above 1pbm, which is a matter of concern.

Zartaj Gul also shared on her Twitter account:

رنگ چٹا کرنے والی ہر وہ کریم جس میں پارے کی مقدار خطرناک شرح تک ہے، اس کے خلاف میری وزارت ایکشن لے رہی ہے، لائحہ عمل تیار کیا جا چکا ہے۔ ایسی ہر کریم کا غیر مناسب پرچار نہ صرف معاشرتی گراوٹ اور کم خود اعتمادی کا باعث ہے، بلکہ انسانی صحت کے لئے بھی انتہائی مضر ہے۔ pic.twitter.com/V8oBrygRg1

— Zartaj Gul Wazir (@zartajgulwazir) October 9, 2020

She wrote, “My ministry is taking action against every colouring cream that contains dangerous amounts of mercury. An action plan has been prepared. Improper promotion of any such cream not only leads to social decline and low self-esteem but is also extremely harmful to human health.”

Gul said that the man­ufacturers of whitening products have been advised to reduce the mercury level from the products by 1pbm by the end of the year 2020.

The state minister informed that the government is trying to control the use of mercury and other harmful substances in skin products. She also urged the media to discourage misleading advertisements regarding skin whitening products.

Reports from Propakistani states that the gov­ernment is encouraging in­dustries to make mercury-free products and wants to take all stakeholders, especially makers of whitening creams, in confidence regarding the legislation on using mercury.

Zartaj Gul said, “We met CEOs of many man­ufacturers of skin whitening products and asked them to re­move mercury from the prod­ucts.”

Zartaj Gul added that excessive amount of mercury in whiten­ing creams is dangerous.

Gul also informed that the international brand ‘Fair And Lovely’ has changed its name to ‘Glow And Lovely’ on the ministry’s recommendation.

She further said that the Global Environment Facility (GEF) is funding the government to help protect the human health and the environment from mercury and mercury compounds.

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