Governance
Banned Goree Cream Still Sold. Kidneys Object.
The Take
Maharashtra FDA banned three Pakistani Goree beauty products after finding mercury and lead inside them. Bhopal shopkeepers missed the memo and kept selling the cream. One sample packed 5,700 PPM of mercury. The cream promises fairness. It delivers kidney damage. Police have started probing the supply chain. The ban traveled faster than the stock.
The Wire
Maharashtra FDA found mercury and lead in Pakistani-made Goree beauty cream and banned three products, per the Times of India and LatestLY. Bhopal markets continue selling the cream with 5,700 PPM mercury despite the ban, the Daily Jagran reported. NDTV Profit confirmed police have launched a probe into the supply chain of the banned fairness cream still available in India.
The receipts
Source: NDTV Profit