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SEOUL (Reuters) - Some of the popular SK-II skincare line of products made by
Procter & Gamble Co. contain heavy metals but the amounts are too small to
pose any health risk, South Korea's Food and Drug Administration said on
Monday.
A consumer scare over the upmarket SK-II lotions began in China in
mid-September after the country's quarantine agency said it had found some
products contained traces of chromium and neodymium.
"Our investigation found that some SK-II products contain elements of chromium
and neodymium, but the levels are far from harm public health," the
government agency said in a statement.
Top retailers such as Shinsegae Co. Ltd. said that following the announcement
they would resume selling the products which had been cleared from their
shelves over the past two weeks.
P&G has suspended sales of its SK-II skincare line in China but said it
believed all its products were safe.
P&G was not immediately available for comment after the South Korean
announcement.
SK-II, which has been on the market since 1980, is one of P&G's premium
skincare lines, with a 200 ml bottle selling for around $130.
The products, including whitening agents, facial creams and sunblocks, are
manufactured at a factory in Japan and sell in 14 countries, including the
United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Australia.
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