0910-AI83 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0910 Food and Drug Administration FDA 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Use of Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde-Releasing Chemicals as an Ingredient in Hair Smoothing Products or Hair Straightening Products

This proposed rule would prohibit the use of formaldehyde (FA) and formaldehyde-releasing chemicals (e.g., methylene glycol) as an ingredient in hair smoothing or hair straightening products marketed in the United States that are applied to the hair and heated under their conditions of use. 

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Regulatory 21 CFR 700 21 U.S.C. 361 21 U.S.C. 371 No NPRM 12/00/2025 Undetermined None No No No Elizabeth Anderson Senior Policy Analyst 0910 Food and Drug Administration FDA 240 402-4565 elizabeth.anderson@fda.hhs.gov Office of the Chief Scientist, 4300 University Station, River Road, College Park MD 20740