17 Feb 2023 --- Weleda and other cosmetics companies are urging the European Commission (EC) in an open letter to strengthen upcoming legislation around microplastics by banning them in beauty products. The companies assert that the “exceptionally long” transition periods in the current proposal, especially 12 years for leave-on products such as makeup, are incompatible with ongoing EC initiatives and are therefore said to have no justification. Weleda believes the upcoming legislation to restrict the use of intentionally added microplastics does not go far enough and is “unnecessarily lenient” on brands that continue to use microplastics, causing irreversible pollution.
