ADVOCATES URGE FDA TO BAN FORMALDEHYDE IN HAIR-STRAIGHTENING PRODUCTS

April 24, 2025

A group of environmental and public health organizations united to pen an open letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) calling for an immediate ban on formaldehyde in hair-straightening products.

The April 15 letter, crafted in partnership between Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE) and 41 environmental and public health organizations nationwide, calls on newly confirmed FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary to act after years of stalled progress and missed deadlines.

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