The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has faced a lot of criticism over the years for turning a blind eye to the problem of lead commonly contained in lipsticks and other cosmetics. Even when 2007 studies conducted by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and the government agency itself found potentially harmful levels in at least 61% of mass-market lipstick formulas -- even big dogs like L'Oréal and CoverGirl -- the FDA failed to take action. Until this Wednesday, that is, when the agency issued a...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has faced a lot of criticism over the years for turning a blind eye to the problem of lead commonly contained in lipsticks and other cosmetics. Even when 2007 studies conducted by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and the government agency itself found potentially harmful levels in at least 61% of mass-market lipstick formulas -- even big dogs like L'Oréal and CoverGirl -- the FDA failed to take action. Until this Wednesday, that is, when the agency issued a...
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