FDA OKs Use Of “Bone Black” In Cosmetics, Gives One Month For Objections
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
"Bone black" will be permitted for use starting July 18 as a color additive in eyeliner, eye shadow, mascara and face powder in the absence of stakeholder objections, according to an FDA notice published June 18 in the Federal Register
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