PHOENIX, AZ -- When a Phoenix dental hygienist spotted something strange in the mouths of her patients, she spoke up. A toothpaste manufacture heard her and is now taking action. The ABC7 I-Team first ...

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — They're probably in your house somewhere. Microbeads, tiny pieces of plastic usually added to make a product more abrasive, are a common ingredient in facial scrubs, body washes, ...

Legislation to ban mirco-plastic particle abrasives, commonly referred to as "microbeads," from being used in products such as facial scrubs, soaps, and toothpaste passed the California State Assembly ...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Environmentalists in Illinois expected a battle royal over their call for a statewide ban on “microbeads” — tiny bits of plastic used in personal care products such as ...

But that’s exactly what has happened in the US in a battle over “microbeads” — tiny bits of plastic used in personal care products such as facial scrubs and toothpaste that are flowing by the billions ...

Microbeads – those little round spheres of plastic that are in everything from facewash to toothpaste – may soon be a thing of the past. Before leaving town for the holidays, Congress passed a bill ...