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Indore seizes 300+ packets of banned Pakistani 'Gori' beauty cream with high mercury risk
✍️ Amar Ujala · Indore
🗓 14 Nov 2026, 09:45 AM
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The Madhya Pradesh drug control department raided two locations in Indore, confiscating more than 300 packets of the Pakistani-made 'Gori' beauty cream, which is suspected of containing mercury levels above permissible limits.
Indore's Drug Control Department carried out coordinated raids on two premises in the Ranipura and Chawni localities, seizing over 300 packets of a Pakistani cosmetic product marketed as 'Gori' beauty cream.
The cream is alleged to contain mercury and other heavy metals in concentrations that exceed the limits prescribed under Indian drug regulations. Health experts caution that prolonged exposure can cause skin irritation, kidney damage and neurological disorders.
All seized samples have been sent to the state laboratory for detailed testing. Authorities have said that any batch found to violate safety standards will be destroyed and that legal action will be pursued against the distributors for contravening the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
The cream is alleged to contain mercury and other heavy metals in concentrations that exceed the limits prescribed under Indian drug regulations. Health experts caution that prolonged exposure can cause skin irritation, kidney damage and neurological disorders.
All seized samples have been sent to the state laboratory for detailed testing. Authorities have said that any batch found to violate safety standards will be destroyed and that legal action will be pursued against the distributors for contravening the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.