FDA ‘Actively Investigating’ Asbestos In Cosmetics; Claire’s Rebuts New Allegations

Health Canada’s investigation cleared Claire’s makeup previously linked to asbestos by Scientific Analytical Institute, the same lab whose asbestos findings Tween Brands disputed last year before launching a recall based on its own testing. Cosmetics manufacturers using talc should try to keep up.

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Girls’ retailer Claire’s Stores, Inc. continues to maintain the integrity of its talc-containing makeup products amid new allegations of asbestos contamination, this time from nonprofit US PIRG.

According to PIRG – a federation of state-based, citizen-funded public advocacy groups – testing carried out by independent, accredited STAT...

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