According to Lin Pi-hsia, in countries like Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK, manufacturers have voluntarily given up the use of nonyl phenol. Also, in 2001 Norway explicitly banned the use of industrial cleansers containing nonyl phenol.
林碧霞指出，德國、荷蘭、英國等國業者多已自願停止使用壬基苯酚，挪威也在 2001 年明文禁止任何含有壬基苯酚的工業用清潔劑。