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  2. Five Products That Contain Formaldehyde: Is Your Health ... - AOL

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    Its presence in our everyday lives can have a huge health impact, warn experts. ... As a result, the International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified formaldehyde as a human carcinogen.

  3. Formaldehyde - Wikipedia

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    In view of its widespread use, toxicity, and volatility, formaldehyde poses a significant danger to human health. [ 61 ] [ 62 ] In 2011, the US National Toxicology Program described formaldehyde as "known to be a human carcinogen".

  4. FDA once again pushes back proposal to ban cancer-linked ...

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    The agency's self-imposed target date for proposing a ban on formaldehyde in hair products was pushed to July and will be pushed again to September. FDA once again pushes back proposal to ban ...

  5. Are scented candles bad for you? Find out before you finish ...

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    Other research, however, suggests the opposite — in the April 2015 study, the concentration of formaldehyde emitted from a lit strawberry-scented candle amounted to 2,098 parts per billion ...

  6. Formaldehyde releaser - Wikipedia

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    Formaldehyde is dangerous to human health. [8] [9] In 2011, the US National Toxicology Program described formaldehyde as "known to be a human carcinogen". [10] [11] [12] The danger of formaldehyde is a major reason for the development of formaldehyde releasers which release formaldehyde slowly at lower levels. [13]

  7. Cosmetics - Wikipedia

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    Formaldehyde is dangerous to human health, especially when inhaled. [60] [61] [62] In 2011, the US National Toxicology Program described formaldehyde as "known to be a human carcinogen". [63] [64] [65] The danger of formaldehyde is a major reason for the development of formaldehyde releasers which release formaldehyde slowly at lower levels. [66]

  8. Congresswomen press FDA on why a proposal to ban hair ...

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    Two U.S. House members who first pushed the Food and Drug Administration in 2023 to investigate the health risks of hair straighteners used primarily by Black women are now asking the agency why ...

  9. Embalming chemicals - Wikipedia

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    Despite genuine concerns, formaldehyde is a naturally occurring substance, of which human beings produce approximately 1.5 oz a day as a normal part of a healthy metabolism. Formaldehyde also occurs naturally in many fruits, such as bananas, apples, and carrots, and does not bioaccumulate in either plants or animals. [4]