Indeed. Please do not cite Europe as an example to be followed. Europe is behind the United States and Canada when it comes to regulating phosphate concentrations in household products. Europe has replaced phosphates in laundry detergents and some other dishwashing detergents with products that are almost as dangerous as phosphate. So, please, do not rely on European regulations. In fact, they will be changing in the next few years, because people are now realizing their impact.
On June 9th, 2008. See this statement in context.