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Toothpaste Regulation

The federal regulatory environment does not currently impose the low, food-style lead limits that many public-health experts call for.

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Feb 4, 2026

How do federal and state limits for lead and arsenic in toothpaste differ, and which standards apply to children’s toothpaste?

Federal regulatory thresholds for heavy metals in are broadly permissive by public‑health advocates’ standards and have not been harmonized with recent state actions, while has adopted a much stricter...

Jan 31, 2026

What are Washington State and FDA legal limits for lead in cosmetics and toothpastes, and how do they differ?

has set a far stricter ceiling for lead in cosmetics—effectively 1 part per million (ppm, 1,000 parts per billion, ppb) as a statutory limit and via interim policies that refine compliance options—whi...