Formaldehyde
formaldehyde. At home, formaldehyde is produced by cigarettes and other tobacco products, gas
cookers, and open fireplaces. It is also used as a preservative in some foods, such as some types of
Italian cheeses, dried foods, and fish. Formaldehyde is found in many products used every day
around the house, such as antiseptics, medicines, cosmetics, dish-washing liquids, fabric softeners,
shoe-care agents, carpet cleaners, glues and adhesives, lacquers, paper, plastics, and some types of
wood products. Some people are exposed to higher levels of formaldehyde if they live in a new
mobile home, as formaldehyde is given off as a gas from the manufactured wood products used in
these homes.
Formaldehyde is used in many industries. It is used in the production of fertilizer, paper, plywood,
and urea-formaldehyde resins. It is present in the air in iron foundries. It is also used in the
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