Multiple reports say that despite a mercury ban on certain skin-lightening products, toxic skin bleachers continue to be offered on major online retail platforms about a decade later. The outlets report that some sellers relist the banned items using new product names or labels, making them harder to detect under existing rules.
One source says that listings persist on prominent e-commerce and social shopping marketplaces, including Amazon, as well as TikTok and other cross-border platforms. The reports describe how sellers may bypass enforcement by changing branding, moving listings to different storefronts, or using alternate terminology while still advertising the same category of product.
The articles focus on how enforcement gaps allow banned goods to reappear over time. While they share the central finding—that prohibited mercury-containing skin bleachers remain accessible online—the coverage emphasizes different elements, such as the scale of availability on top retailers’ sites and the use of rebranding strategies to evade scrutiny.
