A mother in America has discovered that a makeup kit from Claire’s that was given to her six-year-old daughter contained asbestos.
Kristi Warner, 30, from Rhode Island, said she felt compelled to investigate when she checked the ingredients on her daughter’s glitter makeup kit from the US store, and saw that the only information given was that the product was made in China.
She decided to have the kit sent to a lab for testing. A few months later, results confirmed that the makeup kit contained asbestos.
Warner had a further 17 products from Claire's US sent for testing, all of which also tested positively for asbestos.
Inhaling asbestos can lead to a number of life-threatening diseases, including mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis and pleural thickening.
When Warner found out that the makeup kit had potentially put her daughter’s life at risk, she said she was devastated.
“I physically sank,” Warner told her local radio station WJAR. “I ended up sitting on the ground, just trying to wrap my head around how something like that could end up in our home.”
When six-year-old Mackenzie asked her mother what was happening, Warner didn’t know how to reply.
“Her response was, ‘Am I going to die?’”, she said. “There’s no right answer to that because I don’t want to lie to her.”
Claire’s has issued a statement in regard to the news, writing: “At Claire’s the safety of our customers is of paramount importance, and we are passionate about the safety and integrity of our products.
“As a result of today’s inquiry from WJAR-TV, we have taken the precautionary measure of pulling items in question from sale, and will be conducting an immediate investigation into the alleged issues.”
One Twitter user wrote: “You’re full of it. A company of your size has the money and resources to perform proper quality control inspections.
“Sourcing products from other countries without testing and due diligence is at best, lazy, dangerous, and definitely negligent.”
Claire’s has also released a link to a page with a list of the products that are subject to being recalled.
The Independent has contacted Claire’s UK to find out whether they will be testing any of their makeup products.
(Source: Independent)
Kristi Warner, 30, from Rhode Island, said she felt compelled to investigate when she checked the ingredients on her daughter’s glitter makeup kit from the US store, and saw that the only information given was that the product was made in China.
She decided to have the kit sent to a lab for testing. A few months later, results confirmed that the makeup kit contained asbestos.
Warner had a further 17 products from Claire's US sent for testing, all of which also tested positively for asbestos.
Inhaling asbestos can lead to a number of life-threatening diseases, including mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis and pleural thickening.
Did you buy any #Christmas gifts at @Claires? The store is pulling 17 products off store shelves, after a family discovered asbestos in their 6-year-old daughter's makeup https://t.co/roX5U6rRFI pic.twitter.com/a1sNmSh4kI— WTTE FOX 28 (@fox28columbus) December 23, 2017
When Warner found out that the makeup kit had potentially put her daughter’s life at risk, she said she was devastated.
“I physically sank,” Warner told her local radio station WJAR. “I ended up sitting on the ground, just trying to wrap my head around how something like that could end up in our home.”
When six-year-old Mackenzie asked her mother what was happening, Warner didn’t know how to reply.
“Her response was, ‘Am I going to die?’”, she said. “There’s no right answer to that because I don’t want to lie to her.”
Claire’s has issued a statement in regard to the news, writing: “At Claire’s the safety of our customers is of paramount importance, and we are passionate about the safety and integrity of our products.
“As a result of today’s inquiry from WJAR-TV, we have taken the precautionary measure of pulling items in question from sale, and will be conducting an immediate investigation into the alleged issues.”
One Twitter user wrote: “You’re full of it. A company of your size has the money and resources to perform proper quality control inspections.
“Sourcing products from other countries without testing and due diligence is at best, lazy, dangerous, and definitely negligent.”
Claire’s has also released a link to a page with a list of the products that are subject to being recalled.
The Independent has contacted Claire’s UK to find out whether they will be testing any of their makeup products.
(Source: Independent)
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