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Re:US to ban soaps and other products containing microbeads by TeMPOraL on Friday December 11, 2015 @07:26PM (#10721128)
> When I buy a face cream I should not have to worry that it may be killing sea creatures.

Exactly. But having to put such things on the label is a failure. We pay taxes so that the government can set up agencies ensuring, by means of regulation, that what we can legally buy is environmentally ok. If we have to worry if our face creams are bad for the environment, someone is not doing their job.

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Re:US to ban soaps and other products containing microbeads by pbhjpbhj on Saturday December 12, 2015 @09:04AM (#10722758)
Government will never be perfect, in view of that why not regulate and inform the consumer? Allowing companies to do things like change product sizes (hidden by using the same size package) and alter ingredients without informing the consumer means that companies can more easily avoid backlash over their negative actions.
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