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External Peer Review of FDA’s Draft Human Health Risk Assessment of Formaldehyde/Methylene Glycol as a Cosmetic Product Ingredient in Hair Smoothing Products

Title of the Review:
External Peer Review of FDA’s Draft Human Health Risk Assessment of Formaldehyde/Methylene Glycol as a Cosmetic Product Ingredient in Hair Smoothing Products

Tentative Assessment:
Influential Scientific Information

Agency Contact:
Deborah Smegal

Office or Center:
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

Subject of the Review:
The technical information and methodology to support the risk assessment conclusions

Purpose of the Review:
To evaluate methods, data, and assumptions

Type of Review:
Individual Review (Letter Review)

Timing of Review:
December 2021

Number of Reviewers:
3

Primary Disciplines/Types of Expertise of Reviewers:
Expertise in formaldehyde, inhalation risk assessment, and safety assessment of cosmetic ingredients

Reviewers Selected by:
Designated Outside Organization

Opportunities for the Public to Comment:
No

If yes, briefly state how and when will these opportunities be provided:

Peer Reviewers Provided with Public Comments:
No

 

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