Urgent warning, friend.

EWG scientists just found more than 4 million asbestos fiber structures in every gram of the talc-containing eyeshadow powders from the Princess Girl’s All-in-One Makeup Palette marketed by IQ Toys and available through Amazon and Ebay.

Inhaled asbestos fibers can lodge in the lungs and cause damage. Exposure to even small amounts can cause grave, often fatal, illnesses. Children exposed to asbestos have a greater chance of developing asbestos-related illnesses, like cancer, later in life.

Asbestos fibers are a common contaminant of talc, but currently there are no federal requirements to test children’s cosmetics for asbestos.

Parents have a right to know if their kids’ cosmetics could contain asbestos. That’s why EWG is fighting for legislation that would require warning labels on cosmetics that could contain asbestos and are marketed to children.

Will you stand with us? Click here to urge your representative to co-sponsor H.R. 1816 to get asbestos out of children’s products!

The deadly carcinogen asbestos is routinely found in talc-based children’s products, including personal care products and toys. It was detected in Johnson & Johnson baby powder, certain Claire’s cosmetics and even in children’s crayons. Yet the federal government has not taken meaningful action.

H.R. 1816, introduced by Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), would require companies to demonstrate that cosmetics marketed to children are free of asbestos. Products not proven to be asbestos-free would carry a warning. The bill would also give the FDA the authority to issue a mandatory recall if asbestos is found in children’s cosmetics.

TAKE ACTION: We need the government to step up and protect our kids from asbestos! Tell your representative to co-sponsor H.R. 1816 to protect kids from this deadly carcinogen.

Thanks for standing with us, friend.

- EWG Rapid Response