Cosmetics: Health Hazards
Commons · Question 40436 · Tabled 24 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Mark Pritchard
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to prevent the illegal (a) online sale and (b) importing of skin (i) whitening and (ii) lightening products which cause skin damage.
Answer
Answered by Justin Madders, 31 Mar 2025
Cosmetics products must comply with some of the strongest safety standards in the world before they can be placed on the GB market. Government works with local enforcement authorities to take effective action when products are identified that do not meet ...