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How can mercury-laced beauty creams cause dangerous health issues?
short by Arshiya Chopra / on Monday, 6 July, 2026
Maharashtra FDA has banned sale of Pakistani beauty cream 'Goree' and two other creams after high amount mercury was found in them. US FDA said high level of mercury gets absorbed into people's bloodstream, causing serious health problems. Some health risks include kidney damage or rapid kidney failure and neurological damage like tremors, headaches, fatigue and mood or cognitive disturbances.
read more at U.S. FDA