South Sudan, becomes the first African country to ban skin lightening products

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South Sudan’s Drugs and Food Control Authority has banned importation and sale of all skin lightening products

Mawien Atem Mawien, secretary general of DFCA, said the ban seeks to protect the people of South Sudan from being exposed to harmful chemicals used in manufacturing skin bleaching cosmetics.

“All the whitening or bleaching creams are prohibited for import without any approval from DFCA, most especially those that contain mercury and hydroquinone,’’ Mawien told reporters on Tuesday

The regulatory body ordered all cosmetic dealers in the country to obtain new import licences in an effort to regulate their business.

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