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The FDA has detected trace amounts of lead in 400 different shades of lipstick, including some some by top brands.
The most contaminated were five shades by L'Oreal and Maybelline, owned by L'Oreal USA, according to the FDA.
The highest lead concentration was 7.19 parts per million, found in Maybelline's Color Sensational Pink Petal lipstick.
Two lipsticks by Cover Girl and two by NARS also landed in the top ten.
On average, lead contamination in the 400 lipsticks tested was 1.11 parts per million.
The findings have re-ignited the debate over lead in cosmetics.
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics has been pushing the government to set limits on lead levels in lipstick for years.
The FDA has insisted the amounts of lead detected in routine testing don't pose serious safety concerns.
The agency does not set limits for lead in cosmetics.
It does regulate the amount of lead in color additives. The standard is 20 parts per million -- much more than the highest lipstick on the list
For a complete list of the lipsticks, go to: http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/ProductandIngredientSafety/ProductInformation/ucm137224.htm#expanalyses.
The most contaminated were five shades by L'Oreal and Maybelline, owned by L'Oreal USA, according to the FDA.
The highest lead concentration was 7.19 parts per million, found in Maybelline's Color Sensational Pink Petal lipstick.
Two lipsticks by Cover Girl and two by NARS also landed in the top ten.
On average, lead contamination in the 400 lipsticks tested was 1.11 parts per million.
The findings have re-ignited the debate over lead in cosmetics.
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics has been pushing the government to set limits on lead levels in lipstick for years.
The FDA has insisted the amounts of lead detected in routine testing don't pose serious safety concerns.
The agency does not set limits for lead in cosmetics.
It does regulate the amount of lead in color additives. The standard is 20 parts per million -- much more than the highest lipstick on the list
For a complete list of the lipsticks, go to: http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/ProductandIngredientSafety/ProductInformation/ucm137224.htm#expanalyses.
