This report documents the ongoing availability of mercury added skin lightening products (SLPs) on Amazon websites around the world, despite a recent legal settlement with Amazon.com in the United States. The legal settlement in the U.S.—negotiated by the U.S. State of California Attorney General and citizen enforcers—requires Amazon.com to eliminate sales offerings of toxic SLPs into California, but generally applies to the entire U.S. Unfortunately, it does not apply to the E-commerce giant’s other sales operations outside the U.S. in over 20 countries, with dedicated websites still selling mercury added SLPs into over 100 countries.
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