Thailand Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) announced to enforces laws to prohibit the manufacture, import or sale of cosmetics that contain microbeads to protect the environment and the health of Thai people. The ban became effective on January 1, 2020.
The microbeads were mixed in cosmetics for the purpose of cleaning, exfoliating and then washing out, such as facial cleansers, soaps, body scrubs. When washed from the body, the micro-beads will be washed down to the drain and causing problems environmental and health of consumers.
The ban on the use of Microbeads for cosmetic production is in accordance with the Cabinet’s resolution dated 17 April 2019, which prohibits the use of Microbeads in Thailand by the year 2019.
Source: MOPH News
