• theneverfox@pawb.social
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      5 hours ago

      Yeah…wtf, I thought everyone switched to charcoal and salt and shit like a decade ago

      No wonder we all have a plastic spoon in our brains

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      Made illegal in Canada in 2017.

      In June 2017, the Microbeads in Toiletries Regulations were published in the Canada Gazette, Part II: Vol. 151, No. 12 - June 14, 2017. These regulations help protect the environment by reducing the quantity of plastic microbeads entering Canadian freshwater and marine ecosystems

      The regulations prohibit the manufacture, import, and sale of toiletries used to exfoliate or cleanse that contain plastic microbeads, including non-prescription drugs and natural health products. For the purposes of the regulations, plastic microbeads include any plastic particle equal to or less than 5 mm in size. The types of toiletries covered include products such as bath and body products, skin cleansers and toothpaste.

      Edit: source

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      12 hours ago

      I’m assuming most producers stopped using them voluntarily when there was a spate of negative publicity, maybe there’s still some stragglers that are still selling it.