The European Commission is examining the possibility of introducing restrictions on the use of microplastics in the EU in cosmetic products such as toothpaste, facepacks and shower gel.
The future European plastics strategy, expected at the end of the year, may deal with this question in the interest of protecting public health and the marine environment.
Enrico Brivio, European Commission environment spokesman, confirmed this to the European press in Brussels on Thursday 25 August in...