Asbestos Found in Children’s Toy Makeup Kit
Laboratory tests commissioned by the Environmental Working Group found the carcinogen in a talc-containing eye shadow in the Princess Girl’s All-in-One Deluxe Makeup Palette.
The toy makeup palette is marketed by IQ Toys and is available on the company’s website, Amazon, and Ebay.
According to OSHA, “There is no safe level of exposure for any type of asbestos fiber. Asbestos exposures as short in duration as a few days have cause mesothelioma in humans.”
This kit is the latest in a string of products marketed to children that showed signs of contamination of the deadly fiber.
“It seems every time someone tests talc-based toys for the deadly carcinogen, they find it,” said EWG’s Senior Vice President for Government Affairs Scott Faber. “Before parents buy a makeup kit or any toy made with talc, they should seriously consider that it could very well be contaminated with asbestos.”
