Eliminating Mercury Skin Lightening Products

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Health Organization
dc.contributor.authorBiodiversity Research Institute
dc.contributor.authorGlobal Mercury Partnership
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationIndustry and Economy Division
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:59:04Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:59:04Z
dc.date.issued2024-07
dc.descriptionThis document outlines a UNEP-implemented, GEF-funded project with WHO and BRI to eliminate mercury in skin-lightening products in Jamaica, Gabon, and Sri Lanka, summarizing context, risks, methods, and progress. It describes mercury’s toxicity, exposure pathways, and environmental contamination; reviews legal controls under the Minamata Convention, including a ban above 1 ppm and, from 2025, a prohibition except for certain eye-area preservatives. It details outcomes on regulation, market monitoring, and global awareness; presents BRI’s prior testing and planned two-phase sampling with XRF screening and DMA analysis.en
dc.description.urihttps://www.unep.org/mercuryfreecosmetics
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/45975
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number8 p.
dc.relation.ispartofThe project Eliminating Mercury Skin Lightening Products— Jamaica, Gabon, and Sri Lanka, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), aims to reduce the risk of exposure to mercury-added skin lightening products. This multipronged project is implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and co-executed by The World Health Organization (WHO) and Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI) with technical support by the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership. This publication provides an overview of the scope of this project and work done to date.
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectmercury
dc.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
dc.subject.sdgSDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
dc.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.subject.sdgSDG 14 - Life below Water
dc.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Land
dc.subject.sdgSDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
dc.subject.themechemistry
dc.subject.themechemical pollution
dc.titleEliminating Mercury Skin Lightening Productsen
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