China's new standards on kids' cosmetics

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  discussion keeps the world turning.

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  This is Roundtable.

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  A little girl opens a treasure box.

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  Inside, a tiny eyeshadow palette, a lipstick, and some blush.

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  Cute, right?

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  To her, it's a toy, but to her parents, it's a question mark.

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  China is about to tighten the rules on makeup made for kids aged 12 and under,

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  with tougher limits on contamination and stricter safety requirements.

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  But why are children, some people are asking this, being sold beauty products at all?

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  And will new standards actually make them safe?

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  Coming to you live from our studios in Beijing, this is Roundtable.

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  I'm Steve Hatherly.

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  Thank you very much for being with us today.

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  And for the show, I'm with Yuxian and Fei-Fei.

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  Colorful eyeshadow palettes, lipsticks, and blushes packaged like little princess treasure boxes.

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  For children, they may look like harmless toys.

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  But for parents, there's a much bigger question.

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  What exactly is in that little makeup box?

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  China is now tightening the rules.

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  A new mandatory national standard will impose stricter safety requirements on cosmetics for kids aged 12 and under,

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