The EU introduced a total ban on their use earlier this year, which without Brexit, would have applied in the UK.
The Government is weighing up plans to ban harmful microplastics from everyday products such as washing up liquid, toothpaste and cosmetics,show that the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs is looking at a total or partial ban on their use in a move that businesses warn could lead to price rises
The project will “assess the cost of placing a total or partial ban on the use of intentionally added microplastics in the UK, including reformulation and raw material costs to industry”. They are used in make up such as eyeshadows and lipsticks, in nail polishes and are also found in skincare products including suncream. In cosmetics and other products, they can be used to alter the texture of a formula.
Due to their small size, microplastics can easily pass through water filtration systems and end up in our rivers and oceans, before being ingested by fish and other marine mammals. They have also been detected in the human body after being consumed via food or water or breathed in. In humans, scientific studies have shown microplastics can cause allergic reactions, damage to cells and have carcinogenic properties.
Legislation to combat microplastic pollution recently passed in the European Parliament, with a total ban on microplastics having been approved. Product specific legislation has also been passed in the UK and US, with legislation targeting cosmetic products and toothpaste a piece.that policies to tackle pollution from microplastics were “one of the most pressing environmental issues of the day” but that a ban could temporarily lead to price rises for consumers.
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