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• FDA Hair Relaxer Formaldehyde Ban Uncertain After All Pending Regulations Frozen: NBC Reports

  January 24, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The future of a proposed ban on the use of formaldehyde in hair relaxer products, linked to cancer risks, is uncertain following the new administration's decision to freeze all regulations currently under development.

• Problems with Giraffe OmniBed Carestation Could Lead to Infant Injuries and Deaths, FDA Warns

  December 10, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA has designated recent instruction changes for GE Healthcare Giraffe Omnibed Incubators and Carestations as a class I recall, indicating formaldehyde emissions pose a risk of serious injury or death to newborns.

• House Reps Want to Know Why FDA Has Delayed Hair Relaxer Formaldehyde Ban

  August 29, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Three U.S. House Representatives are asking the FDA to explain why it has repeatedly delayed a proposed ban on formaldehyde in hair relaxer products, after determining they carry an increased cancer risk.

• Vivo 45 LS Ventilator Recall Issued Over Formaldehyde Exposure Risks

  August 12, 2024

  Michael Adams

  Over 8,000 Breas Vivo ventilators have been recalled due to the risk of exposing users to formaldehyde, which may cause neurological side effects and respiratory injuries.

• FDA Ban on Hair Relaxers With Formaldehyde Delayed Again: Reports

  July 22, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has delayed a proposed ban on formaldehyde, and formaldehyde-emitting chemicals, in hair relaxer products until September.

• Hair Relaxer Formaldehyde Risks Remain Unaddressed By FDA, Despite Plan to Ban Cancer-Causing Chemical

  May 2, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has yet to finalize a proposed hair relaxer formaldehyde ban it predicted would be ready by last month, which could lead to massive chemical straightener recalls.

• Formaldehyde Exposure Presents Unreasonable Risk to Humans: EPA

  March 20, 2024

  Katherine McDaniel

  A preliminary EPA report finds that formaldehyde exposure poses an unreasonable risk for many workers and consumers, putting them at risk of cancer and other adverse health conditions.

• FDA Finds New Drager Neonatal Incubators Do Not Release Harmful Chemicals

  January 4, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA has determined that new Drager neonatal incubators do not carry the same chemical risks as older models by other companies.

• Hair Relaxer Recalls May Be Required By FDA Ban On Straighteners Containing Formaldehyde

  October 18, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has proposed a new rule which could lead to hair relaxer recalls for all chemical straighteners which use formaldehyde or formaldehyde-releasing-chemicals.

• FDA Issues Safety Recommendations for GE Neonatal Incubators Linked to Formaldehyde Emissions

  October 17, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA is instructing hospitals how to safely use some GE Healthcare neonatal incubators which have been linked to potentially harmful formaldehyde emissions.