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India Urged to Ban Microbeads in Personal Care Products

  • Researchers recommend India to ban microbeads in personal care products, aligning with global trends.
  • Microbeads, a type of microplastic, are used in cosmetics for exfoliation but pose environmental and health risks.
  • A study found microbeads in 45% of Indian personal care products, despite bans in the US and UK.
  • Microplastics, including microbeads, are linked to health issues and environmental contamination.
  • Better labeling, natural substitutes, or outright bans are suggested to combat the issue.

Source: The Guardian

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Elon_Musk
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X.com2mo

You are telling me those microbeads were microplastics? Which retard approved this shit in the first place? WTF

Sapthinker
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I thought they were fruit extract beads

MinorCasualty44
MinorCasualty44
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Fruits of petroleum perhaps

BiryaniEnthu
BiryaniEnthu
Stealth2mo

I use such products. Wtf 🤯🤯

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