Ecoton Urges BPOM: Fight Microplastics in Baby Care and Personal Care Products

Activists from Ecological Observation and Wetlands Conservation (Ecoton) and the Brawijaya University Sea Diving Community prepare a theatrical action in front of the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) office in Surabaya, East Java, Thursday (Nov 7, 2024). The action was aimed at urging BPOM to act immediately on the findings of microplastics detected in baby care and personal care products widely circulated in the market.Ecoton warns that microplastics in facial cleansers, soaps and shampoos have the potential to pollute ecosystems and threaten the health of babies and young people in East Java.

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Ecoton conducted research on several baby care and personal care products that are widely used by the people of East Java. Find microplastic in 50 personal care brands, Ecoton asks BPOM to test microplastic in personal care in the market, Of the 83 products studied and circulating in the market, 58 percent of the products were detected with microplastic.

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The action featured a doll depicting a baby contaminated with microplastics.

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Activists from Ecological Observation and Wetlands Conservation (Ecoton) and Brawijaya University's Selami Laut Community perform a theatrical action against care products containing microplastics in front of the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) office in Surabaya, East Java, Thursday (7/11/2024).

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Posters and plastic jars containing puppets are carried by activists of Ecological Observation and Wetlands Conservation (Ecoton) and the Brawijaya University Ocean Diving Community during a theatrical action against care products containing microplastics in front of the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) office in Surabaya, East Java, Thursday (7 November 2024)

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Ecoton activists during a theatrical action against care products containing microplastics in front of the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) office in Surabaya, East Java, Thursday (7/11/2024)

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Ecoton activists perform a theatrical action against care products containing microplastics in front of the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) office in Surabaya, East Java, Thursday (7/11/2024).