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As well as being dangerous, skin lightening cosmetics raise questions about society
Posted 04 July 2023 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Analysis|Health and Safety|National
ANALYSIS: Back in the mid-80s there was a band that went by the name Color Me Badd. Whilst I thought it was an unusual name for a pop group, the name stuck with me as I...
Back in the mid-80s there was a band that went by the name Color Me Badd. Whilst I thought it was an unusual name for a pop group, the name stuck with me as I initially thought it was to do with skin colour.
During that period we were largely inspecting shops that had a number of dangerous unlicenced toys such as Teletubbies and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and cosmetics. The area that f...
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