Thats what I thought.

Ive seen the “We have salt beads!” one recently, but none with the plastic microbeads.

Made illegal in Canada in 2017.

In June 2017, the Microbeads in Toiletries Regulations were published in the Canada Gazette, Part II: Vol. 151, No. 12 - June 14, 2017. These regulations help protect the environment by reducing the quantity of plastic microbeads entering Canadian freshwater and marine ecosystems

The regulations prohibit the manufacture, import, and sale of toiletries used to exfoliate or cleanse that contain plastic microbeads, including non-prescription drugs and natural health products. For the purposes of the regulations, plastic microbeads include any plastic particle equal to or less than 5 mm in size. The types of toiletries covered include products such as bath and body products, skin cleansers and toothpaste.

Edit: source

Definitely so in the EU

I’m assuming most producers stopped using them voluntarily when there was a spate of negative publicity, maybe there’s still some stragglers that are still selling it.

Well… yeah a lot of paper straws literally implode on themselves after about 2 good sucks. I tried going reusable metal straw but it started growing something in it even though I washed it daily. I think the old myth that the plastic straws were killing turtles has run aground seeing as that floating island of garbage is all fishing gear and cigarettes… so I just want to go back to plastic straws so I can enjoy a thick milkshake even if Im getting a heavier dose of microplastics my brain is full of them anyways from sitting here on my plastic sofa.