May 12, 2009 Recall of Chinese Face Paint

The May 12, 2009 recall of face paint manufactured in China is far from the first recall of cosmetics manufactured in China. The FDA has issued numerous warnings and failure to comply letters to various manufacturers in China concerning the presence of bacteria and lead in their manufactured makeup products. With the lax enforcement by the Chinese Government and the inability of the FDA to test every product being imported from China, it becomes incumbent on the American Consumers to use good judgement when purchasing products that were made in China.

The May 12, 2009 is certainly not the first tainted product produced in China that has been recalled, in fact a search of the FDA database shows that over 200 products meant for human consumption or application have had questions raised by the FDA, more than any other country in the world. The current Face Paint that is being recalled was distributed in the US under various names including Oriental Trading Company and Fun Express.

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