JOHN DEATON BLABBED & COMPLAINED...WHAT ELSE DID HE DO?

NOTHING! 

THE FDA HAS NO JURISDICTION OVER COSMETICS. 

DID JOHN DEATON WORK TO AMEND THE REGULATIONS? 

OF COURSE NOT! 

RI law firm seeks end of self-regulation after asbestos found in Claire’s makeup

by: Sarah Doiron

Posted: Mar 7, 2019

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) discovered certain Claire’s makeup kits tested positive for asbestos, a Rhode Island law firm is advocating to end the self-regulation of cosmetic products.

The FDA began testing the makeup after a report from the Scientific Analytical Institute in Greensboro, North Carolina, discovered several of the kits tested positive for asbestos in 2017.

Kristina Warner, who worked at a law firm that specializes in asbestos litigation, sent her daughter’s makeup to the Institute for testing, prompting the FDA investigation.

“It feels good to know that there’s somebody out there that genuinely cares about consumer safety,” Warner told Target 12.

During the initial testing, 17 samples of makeup from Claire’s stores in nine different states, including eye shadows, blushes, and compact powders, “all tested positive at alarming rates,” a letter from the Scientific Analytical Institute said.

At the time, Claire’s independently tested the products in question. The company said the testing proved the makeup was “asbestos free.”

When the FDA tested several of Claire’s makeup products, it was discovered that there are three products consumers should not purchase or use, including Claire’s Eye Shadows, Claire’s Compact Powder and Claire’s Contour Palette.

Claire’s is now refusing to recall the makeup, reiterating the prior testing of their products and the FDA can’t force the company to issue a recall. But the FDA did issue a strong warning about the products.

“I wasn’t surprised that the FDA’s own testing validated my testing,” Attorney John Deaton said. “The fact that they came out and they go at length to put the public on notice is a very positive thing and I’m very happy about it.”

Though Claire’s is not recalling the products, the company said it has removed the three products tested by the FDA from its stores as well as any talc-based cosmetics. The company also said it will honor any product returns.

“Despite our efforts to discuss these issues with the FDA, they insisted on moving forward with their release,” Claire’s said in a statement. “We are disappointed that the FDA has taken this step, and we will continue to work with them to demonstrate the safety of our products.”

Deaton said allowing companies to self-regulate products is not working.

“The cosmetic industry has been allowed to completely self-regulate,” he said. “When you think about the talc manufacturing process, it’s only pulled out of the ground and pulverized so if that ground has asbestos toom you’re going to get contamination.”

The FDA said it has not received any reports of anyone being sickened by the makeup at this time.


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RI lawyer John Deaton moves to Mass. to challenge Sen. Warren - VOTED 3 TIMES IN 20 YEARS

JOHN DEATON, REGISTERED AS AN INDEPENDENT, VOTED 3 TIMES IN 20 YEARS!

JOHN DEATON SEEMS TO BE JUST A LOUD MOUTHED TROUBLE MAKER, 
INCAPABLE OF WORKING WITH OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, NEVER HELD PUBLIC OFFICE

RI lawyer John Deaton moves to Mass. to challenge Sen. Warren

by: Ted Nesi

Posted: Feb 20, 2024 

BARRINGTON, R.I. (WPRI) — A Rhode Island attorney has moved across state lines to challenge U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren this fall.

Republican John Deaton, a 56-year-old who is originally from Detroit, launched his campaign on Tuesday. He put his Barrington home on the market this week for $2.5 million, and Politico reports he is now renting a home in Swansea.

“Washington, D.C., is broken, and in more than a decade in office Elizabeth Warren has done nothing to fix it – in fact, she’s become a big part of the problem,” Deaton said in a statement Tuesday after releasing a campaign launch video.

State records show Deaton was on the Rhode Island voter rolls as an independent before his registration was cancelled Feb. 14 due to his change of residency. He is listed as having voted only three times since registering in Rhode Island two decades ago, casting ballots in the 2020, 2008 and 2004 general elections.

Deaton faces long odds in Massachusetts, where voters haven’t elected a Republican to the U.S. Senate since Scott Brown’s shock victory in the 2010 special election to replace Ted Kennedy. The last time a Bay State Republican won a general election for Senate was 1972.

Warren, who unseated Brown in 2012, has gained a national following among progressives during her time in the Senate, though she lost the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination to Joe Biden.

While Warren’s job approval rating has always been relatively soft considering Democrats’ heavy advantage in Massachusetts, she has nearly $4 million in her campaign account and is heavily favored by national forecasters to win another term.

“Senator Warren is taking nothing for granted,” a spokesperson said. “She has a strong record of delivering for working families and continues to fight hard for the people of Massachusetts.”

Deaton has been in the news locally before.

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In 2017, the retailer Claire’s was forced to pull some children’s makeup off its shelves after Target 12 reported that tests ordered by Deaton’s law firm discovered asbestos in the products. He later raised concerns about the FDA’s lack of authority over cosmetics.

Separately, Deaton had a yearslong fight with Barrington officials over his 2017 arrest during an altercation with his girlfriend’s ex-husband. He has since sued the town in federal court, alleging police acted unlawfully. That suit remains in active in both state court and federal appeals court, according to Barrington Town Manager Philip Hervey.

Ted Nesi (tnesi@wpri.com) is a Target 12 investigative reporter and 12 News politics/business editor. He co-hosts Newsmakers and writes Nesi’s Notes on Saturdays. Connect with him on Threads, Twitter and Facebook.

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