For the second time in less than six months, reports of asbestos in children's makeup products are making national headlines, spurring calls for tighter regulation of cosmetic products in the US.
Claire's Scare Revives Concerns About Asbestos-Tainted Kids' Cosmetics
Another retailer of cosmetics aimed at girls, Claire's, faces allegations of asbestos-contaminated makeup products, less than six months after tweens-focused Justice came under similar fire. Both retailers say their own independent testing showed products in question to be asbestos-free, but the PR damage may be done.
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