[ Spanish ] This animation shows a conversation between an older woman and young girl named Lucy, regarding the use of an unlabeled cream from Mexico that the niece uses to remove blemishes and lighten her skin. A report from CDPH plays on a nearby radio alerting listeners that various families have been poisoned after using skin-lightening creams without a label made in Mexico. Several creams that have been tested by CDPH to contain mercury are shown. These creams are all made in Mexico.
The overall goal of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership is to protect human health and the environment from the releases of mercury.