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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has again missed a deadline to propose a ban on chemicals in hair-straightening products that may pose a serious cancer risk. Its target date for the ...

The Food and Drug Administration plans to recommend a ban on formaldehyde in hair-straightening products after years of research suggests the chemical may cause hormone-related cancers, like breast, ...

EPA said formaldehyde, a ubiquitous and cancer-tied chemical, presents an “unreasonable risk” to human health, a finding that triggers regulatory action to restrict or ban certain uses. The final ...

Formaldehyde shows up in beauty products not because brands want to alarm consumers, but because it has long been used to preserve formulas and prevent dangerous bacterial growth. While pure ...

In April, the EPA published its draft Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Toxicological Review of Formaldehyde (inhalation), a 192-page document. The publication of this document raises issues ...

NEW YORK -- The Food and Drug Administration could put a recommended ban on the chemical formaldehyde in hair-straightening products into effect by April. Cancer concerns linked to some products may ...

The Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on certain hair straightening products, saying that they are linked to hormone-related cancers and can cause "long-term adverse health effects." ...

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