Manila, Jan. 18 -- To ensure the strict compliance of businesses on the ban on whitening products that contain mercury, the Quezon City government has passed an ordinance prohibiting the manufacture, distribution and sale of these cosmetics in the city.
Authored by Councilor Elizabeth Delarmente, Ordinance No. 2767 mandates that all manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers, including street "tiangge" (market) and online vendors, in the city are obliged to cease engagements in business activities involving the production and trade of mercury-laden products.
Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte noted that the ordinance will strengthen the enforcement of the national regulation on the ban on cosmetics containing mercury above t...