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What's banned in Malta?

Out of 44 things One Map has mapped, here is where Malta stands.

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Banned in Malta

• SurrogacyBanned

  Banned since 2012. A 2018 reform dropped a plan to allow it.

• Wild Circus AnimalsBanned

  Circus acts with any animal banned by a 2014 law.

• Potassium BromateBanned

  Not on the EU's list of allowed additives, so no bromate in bread.

• SpankingBanned

  Hitting your own kid is against the law here, since 2014.

• PufferfishBanned

  EU law: pufferfish can't be sold as food anywhere in the EU.

• Foie GrasBanned

  Force-feeding birds to enlarge the liver is banned since 2022.

• LandminesBanned

  Joined the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty in 2001.

• Titanium Dioxide (E171)Banned

  Banned in food across the EU since August 2022.

• Plastic GlitterBanned

  Loose plastic glitter banned from sale since October 2023.

• Pepper SprayBanned

  'All forms of tear gas' are on its list of prohibited arms.

• Animal Testing for MakeupBanned

  EU law: no cosmetics tested on animals since 2013.

Restricted in Malta

• HomeschoolingRestricted

  Needs a state board's approval and a warranted teacher.

Allowed in Malta

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