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P&G to end phosphate use

fairy dishwasher tabletProcter & Gamble has announced that it will eliminate phosphates from all Fairy dishwasher tablets by 2017.

The consumer product company will also remove phosphates from all professional dishwasher tablets globally, an area currently unregulated.

The move is expected to bring consumers a product with reduced environmental footprint and with improved cleaning performance, meaning there is no need to pre-rinse dishes. The company says this has the potential to save 21 billion liters of water annually.

“We’ve invested in breakthrough innovation to ensure we are able to improve Fairy’s ability to cut through tough food first time while removing phosphates from our formula,” said George Tsourapas, global home care president.

P&G has been gradually reducing the consumption of phosphates since 2005 and has been working for many years to develop new ingredients as replacements for phosphates to improve product performance across all water types. To date, P&G has replaced phosphates in over 95 per cent of its cleaning products already.

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