A Moston business woman has been fined more than £2,400 after cosmetics were discovered on sale that could pose a risk to people’s health.
51 skin lightening products were seized from TM Cosmetics, Moston Lane and testing later confirmed they contained the banned ingredient hydroquinone.
Hydroquinone can damage the elastin strands in skin, as well as causing premature ageing and weakening. It can also lead to neuropathy, a disease of the nervous system, damage the liver and increase the risk of developing skin cancer from exposure to UV radiation.
The owner of TM Cosmetics, Meg Chuks, 48, appeared at Manchester Magistrates Court and was fined £1,400 and ordered to pay costs of £900 with a victim surcharge of £140.
Ms Chuks had previously been advised about supplying these type of skin lightening products when similar items she had imported were stopped at Manchester Airport.
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