Bill Calls for Stricter Rules on Cosmetics
FDA would approve ingredients, conduct regular testing, scrutinize labels, order recalls
Chicago Tribune
Ellen Gabler and Sam Roe
July 21, 2010
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., introduced legislation Tuesday that
would toughen safety standards for cosmetics, including requiring
regular government testing of products for hazardous ingredients.
The call for testing of cosmetics — from shampoo to lipstick to deodorant — was sparked by a Tribune investigation in May that found some skin-lightening creams contained extremely high amounts of mercury, a toxic metal banned in those products.