{"id":508887,"date":"2025-10-16T01:32:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T20:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=508887"},"modified":"2025-10-16T01:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T20:33:10","slug":"ccp-announces-crackdown-on-toxic-whitening-creams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/ccp-announces-crackdown-on-toxic-whitening-creams\/","title":{"rendered":"CCP Announces Crackdown on Toxic Whitening Creams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nThe Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has launched a nationwide probe against companies involved in making, marketing, and selling mercury-laden skin whitening creams. The move aims to protect consumers from serious health risks and to ensure fair competition in the cosmetics market.<br \/>\nThe CCP\u2019s Office of Fair Trade and Market Intelligence Unit found that several popular whitening products sold in markets and online contain dangerously high levels of mercury. Many of these products falsely claim to be safe and effective while hiding mercury content from their ingredient lists.<br \/>\nMercury is a toxic chemical that can cause kidney damage, neurological disorders, and skin diseases.<br \/>\nIts use in cosmetics is banned in most countries. Despite this, many whitening creams in Pakistan continue to use mercury under misleading labels such as \u201cfairness,\u201d \u201cglow,\u201d and \u201clightening.\u201d<br \/>\nUnder Section 10 of the Competition Act, 2010, false or deceptive marketing is prohibited and can lead to penalties of up to PKR 75 million or 10% of annual turnover.<br \/>\nThe Commission has initiated action against all those companies responsible for selling or promoting these harmful products. It warned that such practices not only endanger public health but also create unfair market advantages for violators.<br \/>\nConsumers are urged to stop using any whitening cream suspected of containing high level of mercury. Citizens are encouraged to report deceptive advertising or unsafe products through the CCP Online Complaint Portal at www.cc.gov.pk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has launched a nationwide probe against companies involved in making, marketing, and selling mercury-laden skin whitening creams. The move aims to protect consumers from serious health risks and to ensure fair competition in the cosmetics market. 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