The US Food and Drug Administration is planning to propose a ban on certain hair-straightening products, such as chemical relaxers and pressing products, that have been linked to health risks, according to an entry in the Unified Agenda, which lists actions that administrative agencies plan to issue.
The agency plans a proposed rule that would specifically ban hair-straightening products that contain formaldehyde and other formaldehyde-releasing chemicals like methylene or glycol.
If such a proposed rule is issued, the FDA will receive public comments on it, and after reviewing those comments, the agency will decide whether further action is needed, spokesperson Courtney Rhodes said Friday.
While I agree with some of the FDA cumbersome, they should be focusing on toxic chemicals and ingredients used on the daily basis in our food industry. It's embarrassing when Europe and around the world these ingredients are banned and here we get to eat them like it's nothing. Please don't hate me, I'm just trying to figure out which is their best interest… Chemical in hair products or Food?
I don't agree. FDA is doing their job here. They should get a bigger budget so they can monitor more products, especially all the Amazon ones that come straight off a container ship.
My company imported sunglasses one time with a certain ballistic designation. They halted it at the port until we paid for a US test of the lenses. Costed us a lot and delayed things for months but I was glad they kept us responsible for the claims, wish they could catch everyone.