ECHA MOVES TO BAN MICRO-PLASTICS IN EUROPEAN COSMETICS – WORRYING INDUSTRY DEEPLY
February 1st, 2019
THE EUROPEAN Union’s (EU) personal care product industry will face a major change in manufacturing, if proposals being released by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to ban the use of microplastics, including microbeads, are approved.
Industry association Cosmetics Europe has pronounced that it is unhappy with the proposals, which it deems an overreaction that ignores some key scientific evidence.
During upcoming consultation, industry Cosmetics Europe will certainly be seeking to significantly change ECHA’s plans, notably demanding more time for ...
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