Petition · past parliament
Ban ALL formulas on public sale that contain microbeads.
Closed
74 signatures
What the petition asks
The government is banning the use of microbeads in "Rinse off" products. The cosmetic companies complain that to reformulate all their products which contain microbeads would mean changing 90% of their formulas. So government's ban only covers 10% of the use of microbeads.
Timeline
| 2 Feb 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 Aug 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
74
Status
Closed
Opened
2 Feb 2018
Closed
2 Aug 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.