Tesco has joined the growing global movement to phase out microbeads from personal care formulas. The UK retailer will remove microbeads from its own-label products by the end of the year. Any new formulations in personal care and household products will be free from microbeads, as well. The store will also “encourage” brands it sells to phase them out.  The ban was announced by the retailer's group quality director, Tim Smith, at a Greenpeace sponsored event last week. “All own-label...