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Trade groups worried that new WA law on lead in cosmetics is too strict

A new law that aims to protect consumers in Washington State from exposure to lead in cosmetics is now in effect.

However, as Murrow News Fellow Laura Isaza tells us, trade groups say the limits are too strict, and how the Department of Ecology is giving them some flexibility as the agency.

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Laura Isaza covered Washington state politics as a Murrow News Fellow at KNKX. Her previous reporting has appeared in The Seattle Times, NPR's All Things Considered, KALW, Atmos, and The Boston Globe.