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Are you brushing your teeth with synthetic polymers every morning?

A breakdown of findings by ESDO and Jahangirnagar University on microplastics in oral care products sold in Bangladesh.

0% label transparency, 100% daily exposure.

New findings by ESDO and Jahangirnagar University expose a regulatory vacuum in Bangladesh’s oral care market. This brief walks through hidden microplastics, risks for children, and why BSTI standards are needed now.

  • Cover slide: Are you brushing your teeth with synthetic polymers every morning?
  • The contamination crisis: market contamination rate and survey findings
  • Bar chart of plastic particles per 100 g across toothpaste brands
  • No limits, no labels: environmental re-entry, low-cost bulking agent, regulatory void
  • Demanding plastic-free oral care: disclosure, BSTI standards, phase-out of microbeads
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Based on findings by the Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO) and Jahangirnagar University.

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