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Seeking views on the UK’s proposed ban on the use of plastic microbeads in cosmetics and personal care products.
Regulatory Policy Committee on Defra's Environmental Protection (Microbeads) (England) Regulations 2017 PIR
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Government announces consultation to ban microbeads in cosmetics and personal care products.
Employment Tribunal decision.
£880,000 of Innovate UK funding speeds development of 3D nanofibre filtration process for more cost-effective manufacture of enzymes
Ban on the sale of products containing microbeads comes into effect.
Government announces plans to ban microbeads in cosmetics and personal care products.
Today the government's ban on microbeads in cosmetics and personal care products comes into effect.
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