If you enjoy scrubbing your face or hands with that micro-bead soap stuff, you better stock up. President Obama has signed into law a bill passed by Congress that prohibits selling and distributing products containing microbeads.
On Monday, December 28, 2015, the President signed into law:
H.R. 1321, the “Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015,” which prohibits the manufacture and introduction into interstate commerce of rinse-off cosmetics containing intentionally-added plastic microbeads; and..
S. 2425, the “Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act,” which makes changes to Medicare payments for certain complex rehabilitation technology and radiation therapy services, provide flexibility in applying a hardship exception from meaningful use of electronic health records, and improve Medicare and Medicaid program integrity.
The move was made to protect waterways.
From CNN: “In September, a study published in Environmental Science & Technology reported that more than 8 trillion microbeads were entering the country’s aquatic habitats daily. The volume was enough to coat the surface of 300 tennis courts every day.
Microbeads have contributed to a greater increase in microplastic polluting the planet’s oceans and lakes, researchers say.”
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