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FDA’s 10ppm Cosmetic Lead Limit Criticized, Including By Industry Player

 
• By Lauren Nardella

FDA’s draft guidance setting a 10ppm limit on trace lead in cosmetic products is not protective enough, according to stakeholders, including Beautycounter, which bills itself as “a company devoted to progress.” Commenter recommendations range from lowering the ceiling to banning lead-contaminated products outright.

Beautycounter recognizes that trace lead in cosmetic products is a practical reality that can’t be avoided entirely, but the direct sales and e-commerce company joins a host of consumer advocacy groups in asking FDA to reconsider its recommended 10 parts-per-million lead limit for cosmetic products.

“It is our opinion that the limit of 10ppm for lead in color cosmetics is too high given the scientific information available surrounding the health impacts of lead,” Beautycounter states in Feb

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