The first annual skin-lightening cream stakeholder meeting was held on Dec. 10, 2025. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) staff, along with business and community stakeholders, shared updates and engaged in a rich discussion about ways to protect human health and the environment from contaminated skin-lightening creams. Watch the video.
The overall goal of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership is to protect human health and the environment from the releases of mercury.