Forwarded from Veganic TareCk (Pลฤฏรฑรงฤ Tรฅลฤฤฤท)
Following years of pressure from #environmental groups, the #Food and #Drug Administration (#FDA) has issued recommended guidelines regarding the amount of lead allowed in #lipstick and other #cosmetics.
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"#Lead is a #chemical element for which #toxicity in #humans has been well documented," the FDA wrote in its draft guidelines, issued on Wednesday, as reported by the Hill. "Cosmetics manufacturers are responsible for avoiding potentially #harmful levels of lead in their finished products."
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The new limits call for no more than 10 parts per million (PPM) of lead in lipstick, #lipgloss, #lipliner, #eyeshadow, #blush, #shampoo, and body #lotion.
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The campaign for #SafeCosmetics has called out the FDA for not acting on the problem of lead in beauty products ever since publishing its 2007 study "A Poison Kiss", which found that 61% of lispticks contained lead up to .65 ppm. A 2010 follow-up stufy by the FDA found levels of up to 7.19 ppm, with the highest levels discovered in brands including #CoverGirl, #LOreal, and #Revlon.
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The campaign pointed to studies that found any amount of lead exposure is unsafe and has been linked to #neurotoxicity, reduced #fertility in both men and women, hormonal changes, and delayed onset of #puberty.
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The Environmental Working Group (EWG), however, belives the new guidance does not go far enough. Lead has no place in personal care products, especially products marketed to children, who are especially #vulnerable to the #toxic effects of lead. While we welcome renewed attention from FDA, we urge the agency to prohibit the presence of lead in lip products marketed to #children and to require a #warning on all personal care products that contain lead," Scott Faber, senior vice president of governmental affairs for #EWG, said in a statement.
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"#Lead is a #chemical element for which #toxicity in #humans has been well documented," the FDA wrote in its draft guidelines, issued on Wednesday, as reported by the Hill. "Cosmetics manufacturers are responsible for avoiding potentially #harmful levels of lead in their finished products."
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The new limits call for no more than 10 parts per million (PPM) of lead in lipstick, #lipgloss, #lipliner, #eyeshadow, #blush, #shampoo, and body #lotion.
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The campaign for #SafeCosmetics has called out the FDA for not acting on the problem of lead in beauty products ever since publishing its 2007 study "A Poison Kiss", which found that 61% of lispticks contained lead up to .65 ppm. A 2010 follow-up stufy by the FDA found levels of up to 7.19 ppm, with the highest levels discovered in brands including #CoverGirl, #LOreal, and #Revlon.
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The campaign pointed to studies that found any amount of lead exposure is unsafe and has been linked to #neurotoxicity, reduced #fertility in both men and women, hormonal changes, and delayed onset of #puberty.
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The Environmental Working Group (EWG), however, belives the new guidance does not go far enough. Lead has no place in personal care products, especially products marketed to children, who are especially #vulnerable to the #toxic effects of lead. While we welcome renewed attention from FDA, we urge the agency to prohibit the presence of lead in lip products marketed to #children and to require a #warning on all personal care products that contain lead," Scott Faber, senior vice president of governmental affairs for #EWG, said in a statement.
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