WormGuy Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 This may not be the place for this but it has to do with kitchen stuff... http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/01/25/arent-dishes-getting-clean-new-environmental-laws/?test=latestnews Why Aren't Your Dishes Getting Clean? New Environmental Laws *snip* They just don't make 'em like they used to. Dishwashing detergents, that is. Really. Thanks to environmental protection laws passed in 16 states, dish detergent manufacturers have been forced to remove powerful cleansing agents called phosphates from their formulas nationwide. The result? Detergents that don't clean, reported Tampa Bay Online.... But never fear: A healthy "black market" of sorts exists for full-strength dishwashing liquids with the chemical. Thanks to a loophole in the eco-rules, the phosphate ban doesn't apply to commercial facilities like restaurants or hotels, so bulk packages of detergent are available at supply companies -- who sell their products on eBay, of course. Really. John Link to comment
Annarchy Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 That explains why my MIL's brand new replacement dishwasher has glasses and dishes coming out cloudy. She has commented on it several times. Link to comment
Amishway Homesteaders Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 same thing is going on with 'store bought' laundry soap! and floor cleaners too. Link to comment
Canned Nerd Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 That's what we get for forcing the "green" and "organic" issues in our society. Maybe we will swing back eventually in the other direction. I'm remembering the days of using boxes for grocery shopping, then came paper bags, then plastic bags, then back to paper bags, then to canvas bags and even that is becoming questionable due to bacteria growth, and maybe back to using boxes. We are our own worst enemy. Link to comment
Deerslayer Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 We are our own worst enemy. boy, that's the truth... Link to comment
Amishway Homesteaders Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Yup! They wined when it was 'bad' for us...... and now they wine when they can't have it? Go figure................................... WELCOME to America Link to comment
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