CANCER: NAFDAC Raises Alarm Over Bleaching Creams
LAGOS—The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, yesterday, expressed concern over the alarming use of bleaching creams and skin whitening agents. NAFDAC also warned that such chemicals, aside from causing cancer, could lead to psychiatric and kidney problems. It equally warned against the continued use of banned chemicals by unscrupulous cosmetics manufacturers. (more…)