EPA proposed undoing Biden-era policy on exposure to carcinogenic toxin in latest push to weaken toxin standards Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to increase the ...

A draft memo from the E.P.A. assumes a safe threshold exists for formaldehyde, upending earlier findings that there is no safe level of exposure to the carcinogen. By Hiroko Tabuchi The Trump ...

The EPA has revised its assessment of the health risks posed by the carcinogen, less than a year after the Biden administration issued its own verdict. Reading time 3 minutes The Trump administration ...

This week, Washington became the first state in the nation to adopt broad restrictions on more than two dozen chemicals used in cosmetic products that can release formaldehyde. Formaldehyde and ...

On Aug. 28, 2025, Ecology adopted a new rule, Chapter 173-339 WAC: Cosmetic Products Restrictions. This new chapter restricts the manufacture, sale, and distribution of cosmetic products in Washington ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2025 — More than half of the 7.5 million bales of cotton produced annually in the U.S. will be used in clothing manufacturing. The finishing techniques used to make cotton fabric ...

The personal care industry faces scrutiny over formaldehyde in products like shampoo and lotion, often unlabelled despite being a carcinogen. It's used as a preservative and sometimes to mask poor ...

Common personal care and beauty products like lotions, soaps, shampoos, eyeliner, and even eyelash glue can contain formaldehyde or preservatives that release formaldehyde—a known carcinogen that has ...

An urgent warning has been issued to millions of women after the carcinogen formaldehyde was detected in dozens of popular personal care products. While experts have long been concerned about the ...

The purpose of this document is to provide general information on the Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood Products Regulations (the Regulations) established under the authority of CEPA.

A plan for the US Food and Drug Administration to propose banning formaldehyde and certain formaldehyde-releasing chemicals from being used in hair-straightening products remains in limbo under ...

Formaldehyde is common in many industries and products. Exposure to unsafe quantities can cause severe symptoms and may even lead to death. Formaldehyde is a highly flammable and toxic gas. It has a ...