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FDA Advises Consumers to Stop Using Certain Cosmetic Products

FDA Advises Consumers to Stop Using Certain Cosmetic Products

Beauty Plus cosmetic products recalled after testing positive for asbestos.

The following blog is direct information from the FDA’s Cosmetics Recalls and Alerts page. For more information please visit: “https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/cosmetics-recalls-alerts/fda-advises-consumers-stop-using-certain-cosmetic-products”

Recall #1: March 5, 2019

The FDA is advising consumers not to use certain Claire’s cosmetic products because they may be contaminated with asbestos fibers.

Samples of the following products tested positive for tremolite asbestos during FD

Recall #2: May 29, 2019 

On May 29, and 30, 2019 Beauty Plus Global and Claire’s Stores, Inc., undertook voluntary recalls of their respective cosmetic products that tested positive for asbestos during FDA’s ongoing testing of cosmetics for asbestos. The recalled products include:

Recall #3: September 6, 2019

On September 6, 2019, Beauty Plus Global voluntarily recalled four cosmetic products that tested positive for asbestos during FDA’s ongoing testing of cosmetics for asbestos. The recalled products include:

Health care professionals and consumers are encouraged to report any adverse events to FDA’s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program by: Completing and submitting the report online. Then download the report form, and submitting it via fax at 1-800-FDA-0178

For more information on FDA’s investigation of potential asbestos contamination in cosmetics, see the FDA’s Talc Web Page.

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