Regulatory Counsel

0910-AI83 202510 The Regulatory Plan and the 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 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 11/00/2026 Undetermined None No No No Iris Chen Regulatory Counsel 0910 Food and Drug Administration FDA 240 402-3613 ocsregulationsandguidance@fda.hhs.gov Office of the Chief Scientist, 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring MD 20993