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Federal regulations paused, halting FDA's proposed ban on formaldehyde in hair products

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Environmental Working Group has been petitioning the FDA to ban formaldehyde in hair products since 2008 .

President Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing all federal regulations on Monday .

Studies have linked formaldehyde to cancers that are especially prevalent among Black women.

Maryland , California and Washington have already banned formaldehyde from hair products.

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