Out of eight samples tested, seven failed, showing mercury concentrations thousands of times higher than the legal limit in India. A global mercury watchdog has found that the e-commerce giant Amazon is selling dangerously high levels of illegal mercury-containing skin lightening products (SLPs) in India, as well as in countries like Mexico and the UAE.
The overall goal of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership is to protect human health and the environment from the releases of mercury.