Editing Formaldehyde (section)

== Regulation ==
Formaldehyde is banned from use in certain applications (preservatives for liquid-cooling and processing systems, [[slimicide]]s, metalworking-fluid preservatives, and antifouling products) under the Biocidal Products Directive.<ref>{{cite web |title=European Union Bans formaldehyde/formalin within Europe |publisher=European Commission's Environment Directorate-General |date=22 June 2007 |url=http://ec.europa.eu/environment/biocides/pdf/070622_withdrawal_notice.pdf |pages=1–3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130427152207/http://ec.europa.eu/environment/biocides/pdf/070622_withdrawal_notice.pdf |archive-date=27 April 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ESIS (European Chemical Substances Information System) |publisher=European Commission Joint Research Centre Institute for Health and Consumer Protection |date=February 2009 |access-date=19 May 2012 |url=http://esis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101220543/http://esis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ |archive-date=1 January 2014}}</ref> In the EU, the maximum allowed concentration of formaldehyde in finished products is 0.2%, and any product that exceeds 0.05% has to include a warning that the product contains formaldehyde.<ref name="Formaldehyde Releasers"/>

In the United States, [[United States Congress|Congress]] passed a bill July 7, 2010, regarding the use of formaldehyde in hardwood [[plywood]], [[particle board]], and [[medium density fiberboard]]. The bill limited the allowable amount of formaldehyde emissions from these wood products to 0.09&nbsp;ppm, and required companies to meet this standard by January 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=S.1660 - Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/111/s1660/text |date=25 August 2010 |publisher=[[GovTrack]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429075804/https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/111/s1660/text |archive-date=29 April 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The final U.S. EPA rule specified maximum emissions of "0.05&nbsp;ppm formaldehyde for hardwood plywood, 0.09&nbsp;ppm formaldehyde for particleboard, 0.11&nbsp;ppm formaldehyde for medium-density fiberboard, and 0.13&nbsp;ppm formaldehyde for thin medium-density fiberboard."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products |url=https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0461-0001 |website=Regulations.gov |publisher=United States Federal Register |date=12 December 2016 |access-date=21 December 2019 |quote=The emission standards will be 0.05 ppm formaldehyde for hardwood plywood, 0.09 ppm formaldehyde for particleboard, 0.11 ppm formaldehyde for medium-density fiberboard, and 0.13 ppm formaldehyde for thin medium-density fiberboard. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810151643/https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0461-0001 |archive-date=10 August 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Formaldehyde was declared a toxic substance by the [[1999 Canadian Environmental Protection Act]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Health Canada - Proposed residential indoor air quality guidelines for formaldehyde | url = http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/pubs/air/formaldehyde/preamble-eng.php | date = April 2007 | publisher = Health Canada | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130530085603/http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/pubs/air/formaldehyde/preamble-eng.php | archive-date = 2013-05-30 | url-status = dead}}</ref>

The [[FDA]] is proposing a ban on hair relaxers with formaldehyde due to cancer concerns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=View Rule |url=https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=202304&RIN=0910-AI83 |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=www.reginfo.gov |archive-date=2023-10-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020163916/https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=202304&RIN=0910-AI83 |url-status=live}}</ref>