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 ...

As the U.S. grapples with lead contamination in water in cities including Newark, New Jersey, and Flint, Michigan, the toxin remains on store shelves as the active ingredient in at least two brands of ...

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 Food and Drug Administration moved to get the lead out of hair products on Tuesday, saying there’s no safe level of lead. Few hair coloring products on the U.S. market still contain lead, but it ...

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has banned the use of lead acetate as a color additive in hair dyes sold in the U.S., according to a final rule published on Oct. 30. The action comes in response ...

Earlier this year a group of more than a dozen health advocacy groups and individuals petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ban lead acetate from hair dyes. The compound, a suspected ...