By CBC News Ottawa, July 31, 2015
Canada is one micro-step closer to a federal ban on microbeads. The Conservative
government said Thursday it is proposing to add microbeads to the list of toxic
substances under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. Microbeads are the
tiny, plastic pellets that are most commonly found in skin care and exfoliation
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