Microplastic has been found in oceans, rivers and lakes around the world, in ground water, in agricultural soil, in the rain falling on remote mountaintops, in the human food chain, and now in human placenta.
2021 Could Be Start Of Global Beauty Microplastic Purge
The European Union’s deliberations in 2021 on a proposed microplastic restriction will determine exactly what and when microplastic ingredients must be removed from cosmetic products on the EU market, likely with global ripple effects.
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