The Soap and Detergent Association originally tried to defeat the Washington bill.
The CWC would affect U.S. firms that make dyes and pigments, insecticides, pharmaceuticals, ceramics, nylon, paint and varnish, electronics, textiles, and soap and detergent.
"There's an ironclad commitment on the part of industry to meet this date, " says Dennis Griesing, the Soap and Detergent Association's vice president for government affairs.
"I'll be back in Annapolis next year to ask Maryland to change its effective date from January to July, " says Griesing of the Soap and Detergent Association.
Back then, the Soap and Detergent Association got an allowance for up to 8.7% phosphate content in dishwasher detergent in state legislation covering laundry detergent, based on its claim that phosphates were needed to clean dishes that had been used for starchy foods, like macaroni and cheese.
The New York-based soap, detergent, and oral hygiene producer delivered record revenues and earnings last quarter despite a negative foreign currency translation.
Unilever, which makes Omo detergent, Dove soap and Rexona deodorant, later confirmed to The Wall Street Journal that there would be price increases across its portfolio in China but declined to give details regarding the timing or which products would be affected.
Soap, laundry detergent, makeup, lotions and other products can also create pungent smells.
That's what's spent on olfactory ingredients in Tide detergent, Palmolive soap, Chanel No. 5 and a host of other aromatic products.
Someone who loves a fragrance in a laundry detergent might also buy it in a floor cleaner, a dish soap and a disinfectant.
For example, she cleans the kitchen sink with used tea leaves instead of regular detergent (less polluting and no extra cost), and polishes the crystal with a solution of soap and vinegar.
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