Carcinogenic Hair Straightener

US Lawmakers Call On FDA To Issue Voluntary Recall Of "Brazilian Blowout" Hair-Straightening Treatments.

The Wall Street Journal (5/17, D3, Athavaley) reports that members of the US Congress, including Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Ed Markey (D-MA), earlier this month sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg calling for a voluntary recall of two hair-straightening treatments sold in salons under the brand name Brazilian Blowout. The missive cites a 2010 study by the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division that found formaldehyde in the Brazilian Blowout Solution and Brazilian Blowout Acai Professional Smoothing Solution. The lawmakers want the agency to test chemical hair straighteners and recall those with high levels of the carcinogen.

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