FDA Warns of Asbestos in Some of Claire’s Cosmetic Products

The last thing you want to put on your face is asbestos, considering it is a known carcinogen linked to cancer.

The U.S FDA has warned consumers this week to not use certain cosmetic products that Claire’s sells due to the products containing asbestos. Claire’s is an American retailer that sells jewelry, accessories and cosmetics all around the world.

Samples of eye shadows batch no./lot no. 08/17, compact powder batch no./lot no. 07/15 and contour palette batch no./lot no. 04/17 that Claire’s sells have all tested positive for tremolite asbestos.

How can it be possible for asbestos to end up in make up? Talc is an ingredient in many make up products and it can become contaminated with asbestos while being mined, according to the FDA.

“Consumers who have these batches/lots of Claire’s Eye Shadow, Compact Powder, and Contour in their home should stop using them,” the FDA alerted on its website.

“Claire’s has informed us that it does not believe that affected products are still available for sale.”

Claires has said that it had removed the three items from shelves as well as any remaining talc-based products “out of an abundance of caution.”

“There is no evidence that any products sold by Claire’s are unsafe,” the company said in a statement. “The recent test results the FDA have shared with us show significant errors. Specifically, the FDA test reports have mischaracterized fibers in the products as asbestos, in direct contradiction to established EPA and USP criterion for classifying asbestos fibers. Despite our efforts to discuss these issues with the FDA, they insisted on moving forward with their release. We are disappointed that the FDA has taken this step, and we will continue to work with them to demonstrate the safety of our products.”