The chemical formaldehyde is found just about everywhere, including in composite lumber, plastics, paints and glues used in many homes and offices. This past week, an EPA evaluation said it poses ...

The FDA will soon move to ban formaldehyde in hair-straightening products. It's more than a decade after research raised alarms about health risks and other worrying chemicals remain in the products.

A woman in Russia has died after hospital medics reportedly put a solution containing formaldehyde in her IV instead of saline. According to reports, 27-year-old Ekaterina Fedyaeva was undergoing ...

Lynn Dekleva, who recently took a senior role at the agency, once led an aggressive effort by industry to block regulations on formaldehyde.

Ongoing accounts published by local news sources provide a relatively clear timeline. No formalin drip was substituted for saline, nor was the patient injected with formalin.

ALTHOUGH as a preservative medium for perishable zoological specimens, formalin has scarcely realised all the expectations entertained on its introduction, yet there can be little doubt that it ...

The F.D.A. can also issue a mandatory recall of a cosmetic product if a serious health concern arises or a death occurs. Controversy over formaldehyde in hair straighteners has persisted for years.

The Food and Drug Administration plans to recommend a ban on formaldehyde in hair-straightening products after research suggests that it's linked to hormone cancers and adverse health effects.

A proposal to ban formaldehyde in hair straightening products is now in limbo after President Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing all federal regulations.

An EPA report on formaldehyde, more than a decade in the making, still hasn't been released to the public.

The federal agency says it is proposing a ban on the use of formaldehyde in hair straighteners and smoothers, which have been linked to increased cancer risks.