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Article: STATE REGULATORS CRACK DOWN ON FLEA MARKET SALES OF COLORED CONTACT LENSES

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August 23, 2007
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The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation issued the following news release:

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) is serving Cease and Desist orders to beauty supply stores and flea market vendors selling cosmetic, colored contact lenses without a prescription. The orders immediately stop the vendors from selling the lenses and could subject them to civil penalties of $10,000. Colored lenses purchased without proper examinations and fittings put thousands of Illinois customers at risk of scratches, infections and potential blindness.

"Young people and their parents need to be aware that a prescription and proper fitting by a ...

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