AUTHORITIES in the United Kingdom recalled a Pakistan-made skin cream, which is also sold in the Philippine market, to protect their consumers from mercury exposure, EcoWaste Coalition revealed on Thursday.

The Philippine anti-toxics group said that the UK Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) warned consumers on October 4 that the Golden Pearl Beauty Cream poses "a serious chemical risk as it contains mercury, which is prohibited for use in cosmetics."

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