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"  It was almost one year ago that labs in Oregon found that Brazilian Blowout, a major brand of the popular salon keratin treatments, contained high levels of the carcinogen formaldehyde. Here at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute, we set out to do an investigation of our own, and published the results in our March issue: four major brands of keratin/Brazilian straightening treatments (Brazilian Blowout, Marcia Teixeira, Keratin Complex by Coppola, and Global Keratin Light Wave) contained formaldehyde in amounts higher than .2%, the safety threshold that the Cosmetic Ingredient Review recommends. OSHA also alerted the public, and released its own hazard alert in April 2011 as many salon workers are constantly exposed to these treatments and there have been complaints of nose bleeds, throat irritation, breathing problems and more. The FDA said earlier this year that it was looking into the matter, and has now taken action. It has issued a warning letter to Brazilian Blowout, saying that the labeling of its product is &amp;quot;misbranded&amp;quot; as its so-called &amp;quot;Formaldehyde-Free&amp;quot; formula has been confirmed to contain the dangerous chemical. Brazilian Blowout has until next Monday, the 12th, to address the problem or face having its product banned. Brazilian Blowout will either have to reformulate its product or change the labeling. Hopefully this will initiate a wave of action against other formaldehyde-containing brands. You can read the warning letter to Brazilian Blowout on FDA.gov. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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