Women's Lipstick - Made With Cow Brains???

[leftchick]

Here I thought I was safe by not eating meat! :puke:

http://www.rense.com/general56/ccoe.htm


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Here's the bad news: Cow brains may be an ingredient in your lipstick. The good news? The FDA is banning it. The Food and Drug Administration has told cosmetics makers they can no longer use brain and spinal cord tissue from older cattle in lipstick, hair sprays, and other products, reports The Associated Press. The fact that they were used at all will likely surprise millions of women who use these products daily. And that's not the only surprise: The new FDA regulations still allow use of these animal tissues in cosmetics as long as they come from younger cattle.

The ban on cow brains and spinal cord tissue from cosmetics is aimed at preventing a fatal human variant of mad cow disease, called Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, from reaching people. Also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, mad cow disease causes the brains of infected animals to waste away. There is no cure for animals or humans. "While the risk is small, if there does happen to be an ingredient from a BSE-infected cow, the consequences would be incredibly drastic," Rachel Weintraub, assistant general counsel of the Consumer Federation of America, told AP. She noted, for example, that sprays could contain animal protein that could be inhaled.

If you want a complexion that glows, take your vitamins by eating the right food.

[xultar]

1. I knew there was a reason I didn't wear lipstick. n/t

[Maat]

2. Thanks for the good news. I'm joking...it's sickening.

[Shoeempress]

3. One must suffer to be beautiful. (And I guess a little queasy)

[flvegan]

4. Have no fear!!!

Look here:
http://www.caringconsumer.com/feat/animalingredients/

This should help you find cosmetics and other goods that aren't loaded up with cow brains (and you just might spy some good cruelty-free, non animal-tested stuff, too).

For the many of you that hate PETA, just hold your nose before you click the link...

[Magic_Cookie]

5. It's not just lipstick

Other possible BSE transmitting products include:
soaps
dietary supplements
sausage casings
candy
yogurt
cake mixes
mayonnaise
soups
etc, etc

[Scout]

6. I'm really glad now that I've never worn much makeup....

especially lipstick. I'm going to pass this info on to my girly-girl friends!

[berni_mccoy]

7. Makes sense

Leather is most often tanned with its animal's brains. The brain of an animal is usually enough material to make the tanning solution for curing the leather. The brain matter proteins permeate the leather more easily than any other substance, and when combined with a die, effectively color the hide.

Makes sense that it would be a great material for applying lipstick :-).