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Challenges for Restricting Microplastics in the EU: Urgent Need for Recommendations from Scientists on the Restriction Proposal
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This paper reviewed the European Union's years-long effort to restrict intentionally added microplastics, identifying gaps between rapidly accumulating scientific evidence and the slow pace of regulatory action. Timely and science-based restrictions on microplastics in consumer products, cosmetics, and industrial applications are critical for reducing ongoing environmental contamination and associated human health risks.
The European Union (EU) initiated the process of restricting microplastics in 2017, but no restriction has been approved yet. Scientific evidence on microplastics has been rapidly increasing, raising questions about whether the proposed restriction is based on the...
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