Salem, ORThe US Food and Drug Administration recently assured an Oregon Congressman that it is actively investigating
Brazilian Blowout, a hair product that tests have reportedly shown contains formaldehyde,
OregonLive.com reports.
In its three-page letter to Representative Earl Blumenauer, a spokesman for the FDA detailed what exactly the agency can do to regulate such products. According to the news provider, the hair product contained the formaldehyde despite a label on some bottles that said "formaldehyde-free."
"Firms and individuals who market cosmetics," the letter says, "...have a legal responsibility to ensure that their product is in compliance with all applicable requirements."
After complaints from hair stylists in Portland, Oregon, the state's Occupational Safety & Health Division tested samples of the product and discovered that it contained a potentially harmful amount of the chemical. Complaints that the product has led to side effects, including hair loss, have led to investigations as well as civil and class-action lawsuits in California, according to the news provider.
According to the National Cancer Institute, formaldehyde is classified as a human carcinogen and studies have suggested an association between the chemical and nasopharyngeal cancer leukemia.
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