SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today took action to remove lead acetate in hair coloring ...

But in science, 37 years is an eon. So a coalition of environmental groups, academics, and consumer advocates is pushing FDA to take lead acetate off the market. It is now permitted as a color ...

Consumer groups filed a petition to the FDA to crack down on a potentially harmful lead compound in men’s hair dye, which is a known neurotoxin. Skip to content. WRBL.

The FDA Wants Lead Removed From Hair Dye, and I Didn't Even Know It Was There. By Jesa Marie Calaor. Updated on Nov 3, 2018 at 3:30 PM. Getty | skynesher Getty | skynesher.

Lead is not something you want in your water, your food, or your personal care products. But until recently, the US FDA allowed lead acetate in one such product, a certain type of hair dye, on the ...

The FDA does no testing of its own but did approve lead acetate as a "progressive" hair dye. That means it gradually darkens hair with repeated use.

Howard W. Mielke, a Tulane research professor in the Department of Pharmacology at Tulane School of Medicine, is raising awareness of toxins within hair dye. This year, Mielke teamed up with ...

The U.S. Federal Food and Drug Administration has issued a ban on lead acetate in hair coloring products. Lead acetate is the active ingredient primarily used in hair dyes for men that gradually ...