https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/400-lipstick-brands-contain-lead-fda-says/2012/02/14/gIQAhOyeDR_story.html
Summary:
An analysis of the level of lead in lipsticks has shocked society. The amounts of lead has exacerbated an ongoing dispute between regulators and consumer activists over how much lead is safe in cosmetics. The FDA insisted that the amounts detected in various rounds of testing do not pose safety risks because lead levels in lipstick intended for topical use and ingested in much smaller quantities than candy. Some people claim that lead is not intentionally put in lipstick or any other cosmetic but that many color additives approved by the FDA are mineral-based and therefore contain trace levels of lead that is naturally found in soil, water and air. The group cited federal research that concluded that there’s no safe level of lead exposure for children, and experts stressed the need to shield children and pregnant women from exposure. The state concluded, based on public data, that the concentration of lead in lipsticks was too low to trigger the law. The duty to warn consumers would not arise until the lead concentration reached five parts per million.
An analysis of the level of lead in lipsticks has shocked society. The amounts of lead has exacerbated an ongoing dispute between regulators and consumer activists over how much lead is safe in cosmetics. The FDA insisted that the amounts detected in various rounds of testing do not pose safety risks because lead levels in lipstick intended for topical use and ingested in much smaller quantities than candy. Some people claim that lead is not intentionally put in lipstick or any other cosmetic but that many color additives approved by the FDA are mineral-based and therefore contain trace levels of lead that is naturally found in soil, water and air. The group cited federal research that concluded that there’s no safe level of lead exposure for children, and experts stressed the need to shield children and pregnant women from exposure. The state concluded, based on public data, that the concentration of lead in lipsticks was too low to trigger the law. The duty to warn consumers would not arise until the lead concentration reached five parts per million.
Reflection:
The interesting part in the article is that FDA refuses to make a law against high lead level in lipsticks because In the FDA’s study, the overwhelming majority of the lipsticks fell below that threshold. I think the government should take some sort of action if the lead level in lipsticks is too high or exceeded the legit limit, addition to that, the reason why I insist that we should keep the lead level limit low is because lead can actually build in our body which is bio-magnification, it add up to significant exposure levels.
The interesting part in the article is that FDA refuses to make a law against high lead level in lipsticks because In the FDA’s study, the overwhelming majority of the lipsticks fell below that threshold. I think the government should take some sort of action if the lead level in lipsticks is too high or exceeded the legit limit, addition to that, the reason why I insist that we should keep the lead level limit low is because lead can actually build in our body which is bio-magnification, it add up to significant exposure levels.