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Hundreds of Lipsticks Contaminated With Lead, Reports New FDA Study

Levels up to twice as high as previously reported; L’Oreal worst offender

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Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2012.  A new analysis of lead in lipstick conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reveals that the problem of lead in lipstick is worse and more widespread than previously reported. The new study found lead in 400 lipsticks tested by the agency, at widely varying levels of up to 7.19 parts per million (ppm) — more than twice…

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