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"Calls for FDA to Regulate Hair Straighteners" [1]

"Members of Congress are asking the Food and Drug Administration to issue a voluntary recall of two hair-straightening treatments sold in salons under the brand name Brazilian Blowout, citing concerns about unacceptably high levels of formaldehyde, a suspected carcinogen."

Anjali Athavaley reports for the Wall St. Journal May 17, 2011.
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Source: Wall St. Journal [2], 05/20/2011
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/calls-fda-regulate-hair-straighteners [2] http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703421204576327583570589222.html [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health [5] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [6] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81