FDA misses another deadline on proposed ban on formaldehyde in hair-straightening products

The US Food and Drug Administration has missed its latest deadline to propose banning formaldehyde and certain ...

FDA misses deadline to ban formaldehyde in hair straighteners

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has again missed a deadline to propose a ban on chemicals in hair-straightening ...
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Update: The FDA missed its self-imposed deadline to ban formaldehyde in hair straighteners

UPDATE (January 5, 2026): The future of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 's proposed ban on hair-straightening products ...

FDA misses deadline to propose ban on formaldehyde in hair-straightening products

Salon workers have pushed for a ban on the chemical, which increases the risk of hormone-related cancers, since 2021.