Claire’s, a retailer of jewelry and accessories for young people, has pulled certain merchandise off its shelves following concerns about asbestos in its makeup products.
Rhode Island station WJAR-TV reported that a local mother, Kristi Warner, was worried about the ingredients in a glitter makeup kit purchased for her six-year-old daughter from the retailer. Warner, who works for a law firm, had it tested at an independent lab. The test came back positive for tremolite asbestos — “a toxic, cancer-causing material,” reports WJAR-TV.
Asbestos has been used in building products for decades, but has been linked to diseases such as lung cancer and mesothelioma.
The store tweeted out a statement Saturday, which is also live on the company’s website.
“As a result of today’s inquiry from WJAR-TV, we have taken the precautionary measure of pulling the items in question from sale (pictured below), and will be conducting an immediate investigation into the alleged issues,” the statement reads. “Once we have more information and have the results of the investigation we will take the necessary action.”
The statement on its website continues: “If you have items you wish to return in the interim period we will issue a refund.”
WJAR-TV has since reported that Claire’s has commissioned an independent lab to analyze more than a dozen items, and the retailer issued another statement.
Another local TV station, WPRI, appears to have received a similar statement from the company: “As a result of today’s inquiry from WPRI-TV, we have taken the precautionary measure of pulling the items in question from sale, and will be conducting an immediate investigation into the alleged issues.” It also notes Warner’s law firm is well-versed in asbestos litigation.
The full list of products can be found here, which includes various colorful makeup sets marketed for children. The company was still responding to customer concerns on social media as of Thursday morning, in addition to posting promotions of its other products.
USA Today points out that retailer Justice had to recall cosmetics just this year following a report from a Durham, North Carolina, TV station calling out the product for having toxic substances like asbestos.
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