Governance
Pak Cream: Mercury 48,450 Times Safe Limit. For Beauty.
The Take
Maharashtra seized a Pakistan-made beauty cream carrying mercury 48,450 times above the safe limit. Eighteen women fell ill after using it. The cream also packed lead beyond permissible limits. The state banned the product and seized stocks. The label promises radiant beauty. The mercury promises something else entirely. Eighteen faces confirmed the latter.
The Wire
Maharashtra authorities seized a Pakistan-made beauty cream found to contain mercury 48,450 times above the safe limit, per the Economic Times. India Today reported the mercury level as 48,000 times above the safe limit. Business Today reported that 18 women fell ill and the state banned the product. The cream also contained lead above permissible limits.
The receipts
Source: India Today