Topic
Microbead Ban
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China Law Insight
China Cosmetics: Ban on Microbeads to Impact Sales & Production
By King & Wood
China’s government does actively direct industrial policy and the recent Industrial Structure Adjustment Guidance Catalogue (2019) (“2019 Industrial Catalogue”) issued by China’s National Development and Reform Commission (CNDR) which came…
Focus on Regulation
UK Publishes Draft Legislation Prohibiting the Manufacture and Supply of Cosmetic Products Containing Microbeads
By Richard Welfare, Helen Kimberley, Julia Fraser
On 11 September 2017, the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) published draft regulations prohibiting the manufacture and supply of rinse-off personal care products containing microbeads. The…
Health Industry Washington Watch
President Obama Signs Bill to Restrict Use of Microbeads in Cosmetics
President Obama has signed into law H.R. 1321, the “Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015.” The new law prohibits the manufacture, sale, or distribution of rinse-off cosmetics (including toothpaste) containing intentionally-added…
The Daily Intake
Microbead Mortality
Federal government bans microbeads. Microbeads are tiny beads of plastic added to cosmetics and personal care products to serve an abrasive or exfoliating function. For years, environmental groups have expressed concerns that…
Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
Microbead Bans Expanding
The number of states who have banned the use of microbeads in personal care products is growing, with California being the most recent to join the trend. California and New…
Consumer products law blog
New California consumer products legislation
Last week marked the last chance for California Governor Jerry Brown to sign or veto legislation the California Legislature passed this year. The legislation goes into effect January 1, 2016. Although…
Food Safety News
Crest’s Parent Company Plans to Phase Out Microbeads in Toothpaste
By News Desk
A dental hygienist's concern about the tiny blue dots she kept seeing in people's mouths has led to an announcement from the parent company of Crest toothpaste that it will…