By Valenti Organics’ Fruitless Quest For Lead-Free Pigments: A Case Study
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The Environmental Working Group is not letting up in its push for FDA to recognize that no amount of lead in cosmetics is safe for consumers. However, a less tolerant regulatory stance on trace lead levels could be a de facto ban on whole categories of products, as By Valenti Organics discovered in its elusive search for “lead-free” pigments.
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