FDA Tests Find Lead in Lipstick
The Daily Green
Dan Shapley
September 1, 2009
Remember when the Campaign for Cosmetics made headlines in 2007 by finding lead in lipstick? Well, the issue has not gone away, and a new Food and Drug Administration study has identified lead in all 20 red lipsticks it tested (from 10 different brands), and at concentrations up to four-times higher than those found in independent testing. While the FDA has not regulated lead in lipstick, the levels detected were up to 10-times higher than the safe limit set for lead in candy.