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ACI Says EPA Should Reject Petition to Ban Triclosan

The American Cleaning Institute (ACI, formerly known as the Soap and Detergent Association) asserts that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should summarily reject a petition by activist groups to ban an important antibacterial chemical, as the petition is deficient, ...More
April 14, 2011
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene
EPA Orders NJ Hospital Group to Stop Disinfection of Ambulances by Fogging Method

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered the Monmouth-Ocean Hospital Corporation (MONOC) to stop applying disinfectants using a fogging system in ambulances. The disinfection process identified in the order is not an approved use for any of the ...More
February 8, 2011
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization, Environmental Hygiene
ESA Members Discuss Bed Bug Issues at National Summit

Fifteen members of the Entomological Society of America (ESA) gave presentations at the second annual National Bed Bug Summit: Advancing Towards Solutions to the Bed Bug Problem, held by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C. today, Feb. 2, 2011. ...More
February 2, 2011
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
EPA Publishes Petition to Ban Triclosan

Announcing a 60-day public comment period, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday published in the Federal Register a petition filed by 82 public health and environmental groups, led by Beyond Pesticides and Food and Water Watch, to ban the controversial ...More
December 9, 2010
Posted in News
EPA Offers Search Tool for Registered Bed Bug Products

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed a search tool that can help you choose an EPA-registered bed bug product that meets your needs. You can search for a product by its name, company, EPA-registration number, where you can use the pesticide, and ...More
October 21, 2010
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
EPA Opens Access to Chemical Information

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making it easier to find chemical information online. EPA is releasing a database, called ToxRefDB, which allows scientists and the interested public to search and download thousands of toxicity testing results on hundreds ...More
April 29, 2010
Posted in News
EPA Cracks Down on Public Health Claims, Product Efficacy

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been cracking down on unapproved disinfectant products and unsubstantiated claims. One of the latest occurred in November 2009 when the EPA issued a warning about unscrupulous vendors who may market ineffective and unregistered ...More
January 21, 2010
Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization
EPA Issues Alert About Unapproved Flu Disinfectant Products

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is warning consumers to beware of unscrupulous vendors who may market ineffective and unregistered products or services that claim to disinfect surfaces or entire rooms against the H1N1 influenza virus. In the current ...More
November 30, 2009
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
"Greening" the Disinfectant

The green cleaning movement has made giant strides in the past few years. Many chemicals and products that were once considered pricy and poor performers are now viewed as effective and cost-competitive. Further, technology has advanced to the point that green equivalents ...More
August 25, 2009
Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization, Environmental Hygiene
EPA Announces “Internal Pilot” for Green Disinfectant Claims

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces it will conduct an “internal pilot” in conjunction with the agency’s Design for the Environment Formulator Program (DfE) to further explore a policy change that allows claims of environmental ...More
February 11, 2009
Posted in News