ANGELES CITY – Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin Jr. has issued an advisory to the public against the proliferation of skin whitening cosmetics banned by the Food and Drug Administration.
Mayor Lazatin identified the following cosmetic products with high level of mercury as the following: S’zitang 10-day Eliminating Freckle Day and Night Set, Jiaoli Miraculous Cream, Jiaoli 7-day Specific Eliminating Freckle AB Set, Goree Beauty Cream, Goree Day and Night Whitening Cream, Jiaoli 10-day Eliminating Freckle Day and Night Set, and Yu Dan Tang 10-day Eliminating Freckle Spot and Double Whitening Sun Block Cream.
Mayor Lazatin encouraged retailers of cosmetic products to “ensure that all your products are duly registered and approved by the DOH-FDA for retailing” to protect the health and safety of the buying public.
