A plan for the US Food and Drug Administration to propose banning formaldehyde and certain formaldehyde-releasing chemicals ...

The chemical formaldehyde is found just about everywhere, including in composite lumber, plastics, paints and glues used in many homes and offices. This past week, an EPA evaluation said it poses ...

“It was kind of heartbreaking.” The EPA has also retreated from some of its own findings on the other health effects of formaldehyde, which include asthma in both children and adults; other ...

Discover how the Trump administration's rollbacks of environmental regulations are exposing Americans to cancer-causing chemicals like formaldehyde.

studies the effects of chemicals on the indoor environment. She has also researched how smartphones could be used to help measure indoor formaldehyde levels. She said learning about the impact and ...

Officials from the Minnesota Department of Health today are warning hair salon owners and their customers about certain hair-smoothing products – sometimes referred to as keratin treatments ...

If there’s not enough to worry about from an air quality and human health perspective from smoke, other particulate matter, ozone related to vehicle exhaust, carbon monoxide and radon to ...

A proposal to ban formaldehyde in hair straightening products ... have found that chemical hair straighteners can have harmful effects, including data from more than 30,000 Black women ages ...

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Some states have bans in place, but a presidential pause on new regulations has put federal action on hold FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A proposed ban on formaldehyde in chemical hair ...