FDA Slaps Color Cuffs On Lime Crime For Unsafe Additive Use
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Quirky L.A. makeup brand uses ferric ferrocyanide and ultramarines – color additives permitted only in externally applied cosmetics – in one of its Velvetines liquid-to-matte lipsticks, according to the agency's July 29 warning letter. The unapproved color-additive use renders the Lime Crime product adulterated, FDA says.
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