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Do you need to worry about lead in your lipstick?

By Deborah Kotz

 |  Globe Staff  

  February 15, 2012

The lead content in lipstick -- yes some products do contain lead -- is getting attention today after a US Food and Drug Administration analysis conducted in December found that 400 products contain trace amounts of lead. The FDA, though, emphasized that “our results do not show levels of lead in lipstick that would pose a safety concern.” In other words, don’t panic or even feel compelled to throw your lipstick away.

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