Sri Lanka, March 27 -- In order to ensure consumer safety, two modern mobile mercury analyzers worth Rs. 1.8 million have been donated to the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) under the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The machines were symbolically handed over to the CAA today (27) at the Ministry of Trade, in an event attended by Minister in charge Wasantha Samarasinghe, CAA Director General Samantha Karunaratne, and other officials.

These mobile mercury analyzers will allow the government to quickly test the mercury content of various cosmetic products, including skin-lightening cosmetics, sold in the market.

The donation under the UNDP aims to recognize the CAA's ongoing efforts in protecting consumers and to further fac...