2009-04-09
SKorea recalls cosmetics contaminated with
asbestos
SEOUL, April 7, 2009 (AFP) - A South Korean safety watchdog said
Tuesday 7 April it has banned a local cosmetics company from
selling five products which used raw materials contaminated with
cancer-causing asbestos.
The products from L'Ocean
cosmetics company including face powder and make-up base were being
taken off the shelves, the Korea Food and Drug Administration
said.
The products were made using talcum powder imported from China,
which was found to have been contaminated with asbestos, it said in
a statement.
The agency last Thursday announced that it had found asbestos in
baby powder made by eight manufacturers. It banned their sale and
ordered a recall.
Asbestos can cause lung cancer when inhaled.