Over the Christmas weekend, the popular accessory store Claire’s began pulling makeup marketed at young girls and teenagers from its shelves due to claims that asbestos had been found in it.
Representatives from Claire’s said thatthe company will pull some of the disputed cosmetic productsfrom its shelves as a “precautionary measure” while it investigates the claims. However, the company made no comment about the discovery of asbestos in its makeup kits.
Claire’s maintains more than 2,500 stores in North America and Europe, and another 1,200 locations across Asia, Africa, South America and the Middle East. The retailer’s parent company also owns and operates more than 350 Icing stores, which sell products targeted to women age 18 – 35.
由科学分析研究所（SAI）进行石棉测试，该研究所是一种进行环境，法医和其他类型的测试的私人实验室。对于Claire的测试，化妆套件是从17个零售店获得的跨越9个不同的州, including samples from stores in Chicago, Greensboro, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, New York, Providence, and Seattle.
Asbestos was found in a variety of the samples taken, including blush, compact powder, and eye shadow. According to the SAI report, “all tested positive at alarming rates.”
Most of the samples that tested positive containedtremolite asbestos，尽管至少一个样品也含有菊花石棉。透闪石石棉通常在滑石矿床上自然发生，可用于化妆品，药品，食品和工业应用中的采矿。
Asbestos-contaminated talcum powderhas been implicated as a risk factor in a variety of health problems, including various types of cancer such as mesothelioma and ovarian cancer.
在Claire的化妆中发现石棉的发现不是今年第一次发现。在七月，asbestos was found in store-brand makeup products from Justice, another store that markets its products to young girls and preteens.
近年来已发现含有石棉的其他儿童产品包括crayons,玩具犯罪实验室套件， 和baby powder. Asbestos is also a problem in factories where toys and children’s products are made, such asa doll factory in Italywhich exposed workers to the carcinogen.
Exposures to asbestos-contaminated products like these may be one reason whyyounger people are facing an increased risk of developing mesothelioma.
Anyone who bought one of the following makeup kits from Claire’s can return it for a full refund:
- Aqua闪光套件
- Claire’s Eyeshadow Palette
- Jeweled Heart Kit
- Pink Flip Phone Kit
- 粉红色的闪光套件
- 粉红色的闪闪化妆套件与折叠闭合
- 粉红色的珠宝套件
- Pink Jeweled Star Kit
- Pink Sparkly Heart Kit
- Shiny Black Plastic Makeup Kit with Handle
