Hong Kong research warns of sunscreen health risks


By AGENCY

A study found that most people applying sunscreen or moisturiser with SPF tend to forget the area around their eyelids.

New research in Hong Kong has found that UV filters commonly used in sunscreen are polluting surrounding waters and could endanger human health, one of the city's leading universities said .

An "extensive amount" of seven common UV filter chemicals was found in Hong Kong seawater as well as in fish, shrimps and mussels on aqua-farms, scientists from Hong Kong Baptist University told reporters.

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