Sri Lanka, March 27 -- Two Mobile Mercury Analyzers worth Rs. 1.8 million have been donated to the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) under the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to strengthen consumer safety measures and test mercury levels in cosmetic products, including skin lightening creams.

The machines were officially handed over today (27) at the Ministry of Trade in the presence of Trade Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe and CAA Director General Samantha Karunaratne, along with other officials.

The mobile analyzers will enable authorities to quickly detect mercury content in cosmetic products available in the market, with test results obtainable within 5-10 minutes without the need for additional chemicals or gases. The dev...