Update, 3/6/19: A nearly two-year-long saga continues for Claire's, as the FDA came forward on Tuesday to announce that they found that three cosmetic products from the company contained asbestos. Issuing a safety alert, the FDA warned customers to not purchase:

Claire’s Eye Shadows – Batch No/Lot No: 08/17

Claire’s Compact Powder – Batch No/Lot No: 07/15

Claire’s Contour Palette – Batch No/Lot No: 04/17

"Because the 2017 testing was done by third-party laboratories, the agency believed it was important to scientifically confirm that these reports were accurate," the agency shared in the alert. "The FDA requested that Claire's recall the products because they should not be used by consumers. Claire's has refused to comply with the FDA's request, and the agency does not have authority to mandate a recall."

The FDA is now asking consumers and health care providers to report any adverse reactions to the products. In response to the news, the company defended itself, while also announcing the removal of those three products from stores.

"The recent test results the FDA have shared with us show significant errors," Claire's said in a press release. "Specifically, the FDA test reports have mis-characterized fibers in the products as asbestos, in direct contradiction to established EPA and USP criterion for classifying asbestos fibers. Despite our efforts to discuss these issues with the FDA, they insisted on moving forward with their release."

See below for more information about how this started, and what the company had to say back in December 2017.

Update, 12/29/17: Representatives from Claire's press office have reached out to GoodHousekeeping.com with the following statement:

"The initial results of testing by an independent certified laboratory show that the cosmetics tested to date are asbestos free. Out of an abundance of caution, additional testing is underway. We have also confirmed that the talcum ingredient supply is from a certified asbestos free European vendor. We will continue to honor returns for any customers remaining uncomfortable."

This is the second high-profile case in 2017 in which the Scientific Analytical Institute in North Carolina claims they found asbestos in children's makeup and the brand in question has subsequently tested the products and found no asbestos.

Original, 12/26/17: Just five months after reports of children's makeup at Justice testing positive for asbestos, it's happening again — this time at the popular jewelry and accessories store Claire's.

WJAR, an NBC news station in Rhode Island, reports that mom Kristi Warner was concerned about the safety of the kid's makeup she'd purchased at Claire's for her 6-year-old daughter, so she sent it to an independent lab for testing.

Alarmingly, the lab results came back positive for tremolite asbestos, a toxic substance which, if inhaled, can cause malignant mesothelioma decades later, according to the National Cancer Institute.

"I physically sank," Warner told 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."

Doing the due diligence instilled in her by working at a law firm, Warner decided to purchase additional products to have tested, not just from the Providence Place Mall location from which she'd originally bought the makeup, but from Claire's locations in nine other states.

All 17 products sent to the Scientific Analytical Institute tested positive for asbestos.

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JUST IN: Claire's is pulling more than a dozen products from stores after a Barrington family finds ASBESTOS in their 6-year-old daughter's makeup.

Below are some of the products. Working on the full story at 6 on @NBC10 pic.twitter.com/OaKI8eUvUH — Emily Volz (@EmilyVolzNews) December 22, 2017

It should be noted, the Scientific Analytical Institute and its director, Sean Fitzgerald, are the same independent lab and scientist that say they found asbestos in Justice makeup earlier this year; furthermore, after their own independent lab tests showed there was not asbestos in the questionable product, Justice has accused the Scientific Analytical Institute of reporting inaccurate results.

Despite the lab's previously disputed results in a similar case, Claire's has pulled all 17 products off shelves as a measure of caution.

The brand announced in a statement on its Facebook page that it will also be conducting its own investigation:

"At Claire's the safety of our customers is of paramount importance, and we are passionate about the safety and integrity of our products. We work closely with our vendors to ensure our products are tested and assessed in line with the relevant country regulations and guidelines. As a result of today's inquiry from WJAR-TV, we have taken the precautionary measure of pulling the items in question from sale, and will be conducting an immediate investigation into the alleged issues. Once we have more information and have the results of the investigation we will take the necessary action."

Although Claire's, like most national brands, has procedures to ensure its products fall within national and regional safety standards, some experts say more can and should be done to keep beauty consumers safe.

"The Personal Care Safety Act, a bipartisan bill, has gained support from both small companies and giants of the industry as well as advocacy groups, and it has the best chance of modernizing our outdated cosmetics laws," says Birnur Aral, Ph.D., Director of the Good Housekeeping Institute's Health, Beauty and Environmental Sciences Lab. She has stressed that instances like this are examples of why cosmetics need to be regulated as tightly as pharmaceuticals and food.

A list of the names of the 17 products was not provided. However, if you have Claire's makeup and are concerned they're among the products that tested positive for asbestos, you can compare them against a photo gallery of the products on turnto10.com.

Marci Robin Marci Robin is a former senior beauty editor for GoodHousekeeping.com. Blake Bakkila Associate Editor Blake is the Associate Editor for GoodHousekeeping.com covering beauty, celebrity, holiday entertaining, and other lifestyle news.

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