The 22 skin-lightening products are: Al-Riyan Beauty Cream; Chandni Whitening Cream ... including 15 products from Pakistan and two from Thailand, that include dangerous levels of mercury.

A 2018 study of 59 local and international skin whitening creams found that only three products adhered to the standard mercury limits (< 1 ppm), while the rest contained excessive mercury levels ...

Meanwhile, the government has backed off from taking immediate action against substandard and unregistered skin-whitening creams that have ... Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) lacked ...