Manaouda Malachie, the health minister of Cameroon, has claimed to have received death threats after he announced the ban on skin-whitening products.
According to local reports, Manaouda Malachie said he is not against the companies making money, but their products must not cause harm.
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“You cannot fathom the number of phone calls and threats I have received since these press releases came out,” the minister was quoted by local media.
Reports also indicate that one of the five companies banned belongs to a sitting member of parliament, Nourane Fotsing who responded to the ban saying, “These products are not harmful, they are beauty drinks.”