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3rd District February Newsletter

Recently, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created a fact sheet informing retailers across the state about the health risks of selling skin-lightening products that contain mercury. The informational sheet came in response to legislation I sponsored in the 95th General Assembly prohibiting the sale or distribution of cosmetics, toiletries, or fragrances containing mercury.

Below is a recent press release distributed by the EPA regarding the dangers of skin-lightening products that contain mercury and a link to the organization’s fact sheet. I encourage every retailer to read the information and please help stop the distribution of these hazardous products.