Multiple lawsuits have been filed against three Dabur subsidiaries in the United States and Canada. Consumers claimed that the company’s hair products caused ovarian cancer and uterine cancer.
These subsidiaries include Namaste Laboratories LLC (“Namaste”), Dermoviva Skin Essentials Inc. (“Dermoviva”) and Dabur International Ltd. (“DINTL”), all of which are subsidiaries of Dabur India Limited.
The cases are in the pleadings and early disclosure stages of litigation, according to a filing with the exchange. There are currently approximately 5,400 cases in the MDL with Namaste, Dermoviva and DINTL as defendants, as well as certain other industry players.
However, these subsidiaries deny any liability and have retained counsel to defend them in these lawsuits because these allegations are based on unsubstantiated and incomplete studies, the filing said.
Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration has proposed banning certain hair straightening products containing formaldehyde, saying they are linked to hormone-related cancers and may cause “long-term adverse health effects,” Fox Business reported Tuesday.
The US Food and Drug Administration said in a press release that the agency is considering banning formaldehyde and other formaldehyde-releasing chemicals such as methylene glycol in straightening products. The chemical hair straighteners release human carcinogens and may cause “long-term adverse health effects.”
According to the report, frequent inhalation of formaldehyde can lead to several health problems.
In the short term, it can cause irritation of the eyes and throat, as well as coughing, wheezing or chest pain. In the long term, it can lead to chronic problems such as frequent headaches, asthma and the risk of developing uterine cancer. which is also called endometrial cancer.
A National Institutes of Health study of 33,500 women in the US found that women who use smoothing products are often more than twice as likely to develop uterine cancer as women who don’t. and they also find it more difficult to get pregnant.
The study also found that about 60% of participants who reported using hair straighteners in the previous year self-identified as Black women. While uterine cancer rates have increased in all women in recent years, the increase has been greatest among women of color, including Asian and Hispanic women.
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