EU Proposal To Restrict Microplastics In Pharmaceutical Ingredients Has US Excipient Industry On Edge
Executive Summary
A proposal by the European Chemicals Agency that would restrict the use of microplastics in pharmaceuticals in the EU under its REACH regulation has come under attack by the US excipient industry. Officials argue that the proposal is misguided in that it considers all polymers to be microplastics and would unnecessarily restrict the availability of medicines that contain polymers in formulations.