Senators Request FDA Inquiry Into Lead Discovered In Lipstick Products
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA should "take immediate action" to reduce consumer exposure to lead in lipstick and other cosmetic products, a trio of U.S. Senators assert in a Nov. 19 letter to FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach, M.D
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