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The Challenges
FMCG companies have been constantly challenged for their extensive use of Specialty Chemicals.
• Grooming products are • Accounting for a • With an increasing
believed to contain substantial percentage of demand for environment
microbeads known to global marine debris, friendly products, FMCG
be non-biodegradable microbeads are companies are investing
micro-plastics,with a considered a threat to in R&D to develop organic
long term impact on marine animals, as well as products that are
the biodiversity and the cause of harmful considered less toxic
ecosystems human diseases
FMCG
companies
are investing in
R&D to develop
organic products
Microbeads are
increasingly being
labeled as injurious
to environment
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In Pursuit of Sustainable Development
