US FDA Chief Scientist Bumpus Takes On Health Disparities, Formaldehyde In Hair Straighteners

New leadership overseeing the US Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Cosmetics and Colors has kickstarted a long-sought rulemaking to address formaldehyde and formaldehyde releasers in hair straightening products, with a proposed ban in mind.

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Namandje Bumpus, chief scientist at the US Food and Drug Administration since June 2022, says her interest in health disparities and how to “use science to improve the health of all people” is the lens through which she is leading the agency’s cosmetics program.

“A major goal of mine is and always really has been to consider diverse cultural needs in the development and...

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