4 Cosmetics mixed with banned mercury
The Ministry of Health announced the discovery of the presence of the dangerous and internationally banned substance mercury in four cosmetic products circulating in the country, requesting that it be stopped from being sold or used among consumers in the country.
The ministry said in a circular, of which "Emirates Today" obtained a copy, that the "Rose Cream", "Yoko Cream", "Yoko Herbal" and "Weko Whitting" cosmetics contain a prohibited substance, and it addressed the directors of pharmacies and seven government agencies. In the state, to stop trading.
In detail, the ministry stated in a circular signed by the Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health for Medical Practices and Licensing, Dr. Amin Hussein Al-Amiri, that the Ministry of Environment and Water conducted an analysis of some cosmetics in the country’s markets, and discovered the presence of a prohibited substance in some of them.
She explained that four of them contain mercury, which is prohibited for use, and they are sold in the form of cream, and she recommended not to use or trade these products, noting that they are “not registered with the ministry.”
The Ministry called on those who had side effects to report to the Drug Registration and Control Department in the "Health", stressing that "this warning is addressed to all health care practitioners to follow up on their patients."
The ministry directed its circular to directors of medical areas, directors of government and private hospitals, and directors of private pharmacies.
By circulating, the Ministry of Health addressed several government agencies, including the Health Authority in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, the Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology, the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority, Dubai Healthcare City, and the Director of Food and Health in the Environment and Health Department in Dubai.
This circular is the second, within three months, issued by the Ministry to warn against cosmetics containing dangerous substances, as it warned of 16 adulterated herbal and chemical cosmetics containing dangerous and toxic substances.
She said that these preparations are used to whiten the body, lighten the color of the skin, inflate the cheeks, and enlarge the breasts and buttocks.
She pointed out that some of them are mixed with toxic mercury, including products that are devoid of active substances that fulfill the medical claim, and some of them are adulterated, or are a mixture of sugar and water, pointing out that they are produced in Arab and Asian countries, such as Morocco, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, and some of them are of unknown origin.
Among these preparations, the “Natural Queen’s Mixture” cream adulterated with toxic mercury, which includes a chemical substance, contrary to the claim that it is natural herbs, and the “Natural Durra” cream that is promoted as whitening the body, and the manufacturer and country of origin are unknown, and it is free of substances. The effective medical claim that was promoted, and it appeared that it was contaminated with bacteria, and it was not approved by the Food and Drug Authority in Saudi Arabia.
For his part, Professor of Dermatology at the UAE University, Dr. Ibrahim Galadari, renewed his warning about the spread of preparations containing dangerous and prohibited substances in grocery stores and popular markets in the country.
He pointed out that preparations containing mercury and cortisone “may be fatal,” explaining that “the substances in them may leak into the blood, and cause kidney failure, skin rupture, liver damage and lymphatic cancer.”
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