Federal regulations paused, halting FDA's proposed ban on formaldehyde in hair products
A proposal to ban formaldehyde in hair straightening products is now in limbo after President Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing all federal regulations.
A proposal to ban formaldehyde in hair straightening products is now in limbo after President Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing all federal regulations.
The Food and Drug Administration announced it would decide by April 2024 whether chemical hair straightening products sold in the U.S. would be banned from using formaldehyde or ingredients that can release formaldehyde when heated.
Not all chemical hair relaxers include the chemical, but many include ingredients that can release formaldehyde when heated, the FDA said in 2024. Over the years, an increasing number of studies have linked formaldehyde to cancers that are especially prevalent among Black women.
The agency had initially set a target date for the proposed ban of April 2024, according to a document published in the Unified Agenda, a government website that provides information on regulations under development by federal agencies. The date was moved to July 2024, and then to September 2024.
The target dates published in the Unified Agenda are only estimates, not firm deadlines, the agency has said. The FDA did not respond to a request for comment on the executive order Trump signed on Monday.
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