FDA proposes ban on hair relaxers with formaldehyde

[ad_1] The Food and Drug Administration is proposing a ban on using formaldehyde as an ingredient in hair relaxers, a huge step in raising awareness about the potential harms such products create for the many Black women who typically use them.  The proposed rule would ban the chemical in hair-smoothing or hair-straightening products, also called relaxers. The…

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Biden praises Kaiser Permanente labor agreement after worker strike: ‘Collective bargaining works’

[ad_1] Healthcare workers strike in front of Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, as more than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers go on strike from October 4 to 7 across the United States, in Los Angeles, California, October 4, 2023. Aude Guerrucci | Reuters More than 85,000 health workers reached a tentative labor agreement with…

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