“Considering the susceptibility of online shoppers to fall victims to deceptive advertising and to adulterated and counterfeit goods, we ask e-commerce sites to police goods being sold by third-party merchants while our policy makers craft necessary regulatory controls,” he added.Ītty.
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“There is an obvious need to keep the online marketplace safe from mercury and other poisons lurking in some consumer products such as skin lightening creams,” he emphasized. The wide circulation of these dangerous cosmetics through e-commerce is a menace to public health and the environment as the production, consumption, and disposal of such products can contribute to mercury pollution,” said Thony Dizon, Chemical Safety Campaigner, EcoWaste Coalition. “Cosmetics laden with mercury are alarmingly being sold online as the results of our test buys would show. The group made the remarks after buying skin whitening facial creams for P35 to P500 each from Lazada and Shopee dealers, including items already proscribed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) due to their mercury content. The EcoWaste Coalition lamented that online shopping platforms are being used to promote and sell cosmetics containing scheduled poisons such as mercury, which is forbidden in cosmetic formulations.
A non-profit watch group is calling out e-commerce sites for failing to police cosmetics being offered by third-party dealers that can put consumers at risk to mercury exposure. (Group Asks E-Commerce Stores to Police Goods Sold by Third Party Merchants after Buying Online12 Mercury-Laden Skin Whitening Creams)ĥ June 2018, Quezon City. Unit 336, Eagle Court, 26 Matalino St., 1100 Quezon City, PhilippinesĮcoWaste Coalition Calls Out E-Commerce Sites as Sale of Mercury-Laden Cosmetics Persists