Lead in Lipstick?

My friend, Michelle, sent me a very interesting article about the levels of lead found in lipstick.  While the FDA ruled that amounts of lead found in the products were not harmful for topical use, the article is still interesting to read.  Lead is apparently found in many dyes used in make up and candy.  Regulations for candy are more strict because the product is intended for ingestion.  Because make up is intended for topical use only, higher levels have been determined to be safe.  What I also found interesting about the article was the chart at the bottom showing which companies owned product lines.  For example, did you know Clorox owns Burt's Bees?  Did you also know Estee Lauder owns MAC and Clinique?  I find the latter interesting because I am a HUGE fan of MAC and Clinique products.  The make up artists of the blog, Pixiwoo, argue that Estee Lauder products are the best in the market because the customers are primarily wealthy females.  They hold their products to a higher standard due to the customer pool.  While I don't totally agree with that argument, they do not test on animals, which means I support! 
To hop on another subject, many make up artists try to support the companies that do not test on animals.  There is a great list of companies that do and don't test on animals at PETA.  All the companies listed in my blog do not use animal testing, except for Sephora because there website sells many different brands.  Several companies that do test on animals include Proctor and Gamble (owns Cover Girl, Crest, Downy, Max Factor, Olay, Pantene, etc) and L'Oreal (owns Maybelline).  Clorox as a company tests on animals, but Burt's Bees does not test its products on animals.  Comment and let me know what you think about it!