Hong Kong, Aug 26 (DPA) Hong Kong women were Wednesday being urged not to use a face cream after it was found to contain more than 43,000 times the acceptable level of mercury.

The department of health issued the warning after a 58-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with mercury poisoning after using the cream.

The woman fell ill early July with headaches, dizziness, tremors and a tingling sensation on her feet after using the cream twice a day for a month.

Laboratory results showed that the level of mercury in the cream was 43,266 times over the acceptable level.

Officials are now investigating the source of the cream which has only a Chinese name.