Submitted on Monday 1st July 2019
Rejected on Wednesday 24th July 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Ban the inappropriate labelling of wet-wipe and related products as "flushable".
So-called flushable products block sewers and damage aquatic environments. Industry tests for categorising a product as flushable are inadequate and do not represent real-world conditions. Standards also do not adequately test for rapid biodegrading of the product once flushed.
Standards should be tightened to account for lower pressures found throughout waste water systems, not just at the immediate flush point. In addition, products should be proven to be quickly bio-degradable before they can be labelled as flushable.
Standards should be enforced, and mislabelling should be an offence and carry significant fines.
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