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Consumer Groups Locked In Legal Battle With FDA Over Formaldehyde

August 21, 2017 at 3:36 PM
After receiving an unsatisfactory response to a citizen petition calling for FDA action on formaldehyde in keratin hair straighteners, two environmental groups are suing FDA in an attempt to force the agency to make a decision, within a set time period, on whether to ban the ingredient. The agency has pushed for the case to be dismissed, arguing that a lawsuit cannot be filed to force an agency to take a particular action in response to a citizen petition, and...


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