Girls' Store Claire's Fights Allegations Of Asbestos In Makeup

Girls' jewelry and accessory store Claire's claims that their products are not contaminated with asbestos, even after a report last month of the toxic substance in store items.

In a statement Thursday, the girls' company states: 

"test results received from two certified independent labs confirm that the products in question are asbestos free, completely safe and meet all government requirements. ... Any report that suggests that the products are not safe is totally false."

The results come after a woman had claimed that her daughter's glitter makeup kit tested positive at a lab for tremolite asbestos, a toxic, cancer-causing material. 

In response, Claire's pulled products from its store shelves out of caution.

Sean Fitzgerald, who performed the initial tests for the woman at Scientific Analytical Institute, told CNBC he stands by his positive results, adding that some companies can use testing methods that are approved but not up to today's standards.


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