Is There Mercury in Your Skin Cream?

Feb. 23, 2012 - PRLog -- Health officials inCaliforniahave traced the mercury poisoning of a 39 year old woman to skin-lightening cream fromMexico. Last month the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that at least 22 people in five households inCaliforniaandVirginiahad used mercury-laced skin-lightening creams made inMexico. Twelve Californians and ten Virginians had elevated levels of mercury in their bloodstream.

The unlabelled toxic cream is used to lighten skin or fade freckles and age spots. Authorities are making inquiries withinSan FranciscoBayarea ethnic communities in search of the product’s source.

“This is another example of the problems associated with unregulated, imported material from mom-and-pop companies that continue to plague the cosmetic and food industry,” states EMSL Analytical’s Business Development Manager, Diane Miskowski, MPH. “EMSL offers mercury testing and other chemical and microbiological analytical services in our FDA registered and ISO 17025 compliant laboratory.”

For more information on EMSL’s testing services, please contact EMSL at (800) 220-3675, visit www.EMSL.com, or email info@EMSL.com.

About EMSL Analytical, Inc.

EMSL Analytical Inc. is a nationally recognized and locally focused provider of consumer product, environmental, industrial hygiene, food and materials testing services to professionals and the general public. In addition, the company offers a large variety of air sampling equipment, sampling cassettes and monitoring equipment. The company has an extensive list of accreditations from leading organizations, as well as state and federal regulating bodies. These include, but are not limited to, AIHA IHLAP, AIHA EMLAP, AIHA ELLAP, A2LA, NVLAP, CDC Elite, CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission), CA ELAP, NY ELAP, TX Department of State Health Services, and multiple other state accrediting agencies. Please visit our website for a complete listing of accreditations.

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EMSL Analytical Inc. is a nationally recognized accredited testing laboratory and locally focused provider of consumer product, environmental, microbiology, industrial hygiene, food and materials testing services to professionals and the general public.