Amazon agrees to pay $6M and block sales of skin-lightening creams containing mercury, settling a decadelong lawsuit

Amazon has agreed to block sales of skin-lightening creams containing dangerous amounts of mercury.The agreement settles a decadelong lawsuit brought by the shareholder advocacy group As You Sow.Amazon must comply with California's Proposition 65, which protects consumers from toxic products.Amazon on Friday settled a decadelong legal battle by agreeing to block skin-lightening creams containing dangerous amounts of mercury from its website. The settlement requires that Amazon pay a total of $6 million in c ...