PETALING JAYA: Six cosmetic products found to contain poisonous chemicals – tretinoin and hydroquinone – are to be removed from the shelves.
The six are Temulawak whitening pearl cream papaya, Ratna whitening cream papaya, Atika beauty renewal night cream, Chatique whitening night cream, NV toner treatment No 1 and NV toner treatment No 2.
In a statement Thursday, the Health Ministry’s pharmaceutical services senior director Eisah A. Rahman said the two elements were banned in cosmetic products because of the side-effects on users.
“Tretinoin can cause skin redness, discomfort, peeling and hypersensitivity to the sun.
“Hydroquinone can also cause depigmentation that will reduce the skin’s protection and thus increase the risk of skin cancer,” she said, adding that depigmentation is more dangerous for those living in tropical countries.
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SITIAWAN: Three people were killed while three others seriously injured in separate accidents here over the last 12 hours, said Manjung OCPD ACP Mohd Jamil Osman.
In the first accident at 8.40pm, Shah Fahrin Ramli, 30, from Lambor Kiri, Parit was killed while three others were injured when the car crashed into a tree at Km 7 of Jalan Sitiawan-Ipoh.
ACP Mohd Jamil said Shah Fahrin who suffered serious head injuries died on the spot. The body was then sent to Manjung Hospital for a post-mortem.
Car driver Shaiful Amirul Ngah Mohd Yusof, 20, his brother Shahir Shafie, 19 and Mohd Hanafi Wahid, 17, suffered serious head injuries. They were rushed to Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital for treatment.
In another accident, two men were killed when their lorry crashed into the rear of a parked trailer at Jalan Pantai Remis-Sitiawan (near Tunku Bainun bridge) early Wednesday.
The accident at 5.32am killed lorry driver R. Prakas Rao, 33, and attendant M. Rabu, 24, an Indian national. They died form serious head injuries.
Firemen who rushed to the scene spent sometime extricating the bodies in the lorry. The bodies were then sent to Manjung Hospital for a post-mortem. — Bernama
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