Microplastic Will Test EU’s Green Resolve As Cosmetics Regulatory Revision Looms

Where the European Commission and Member States land in their final deliberations on the proposed microplastic ban could reveal a lot about industry costs deemed acceptable and the level of science considered necessary to regulate cosmetics and other markets in pursuance of Green Deal objectives.

Just how worried should the cosmetics industry be about the European Commission’s plan to revise the Cosmetics Products Regulation in alignment with Green Deal aims?

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