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DISPATCH® Towels with Bleach have the fastest EPA registered kill time for Clostridium difficile OAKLAND, Calif., March 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the registration of DISPATCH® Hospital Cleaner Disinfectant Towels with Bleach to kill Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) spores in five minutes(1), the fastest C. difficile contact time available(2). This is the first bleach-based...

On its path to inform consumers what's in the Clorox® products they use in and around their homes, The Clorox Company today announced it is now disclosing preservatives, dyes and a palette of fragrances used in its cleaning, disinfecting and laundry products in the U.S. and Canada. The Ingredients Inside program is available at http://www.CloroxCSR.com/ingredients-inside/. Additionally, Clorox has begun the ongoing process of adding a notice on product labels that states: "A list of...

The U.S. government said Wednesday it plans to limit the amount of perchlorate, a chemical found in rocket fuel, explosives and bleach present in drinking water. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said in a statement that studies have shown a link between consuming perchlorate and thyroid problems in pregnant mothers and babies. "Scientific research indicates that perchlorate may disrupt the thyroid's ability to produce hormones that are critical to developing fetuses and...

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawkins, Inc. (Nasdaq: HWKN) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of Vertex Chemical Corporation and its affiliates. Hawkins Chief Executive Officer, John R. Hawkins, commented, "We are extremely pleased to be welcoming a company the caliber of Vertex into the Hawkins organization. Vertex shares our value of placing the customer first and has built a high-quality manufacturing and...

Water Quality & Health Council Offers Free Food Safety Tips WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the holiday cooking season soon upon us, more Americans (37 percent) are worried about becoming sick of an annoying relative than they are of getting sick from the food on the table (31 percent). But findings from the same new survey indicate their relatives should be the least of their concerns this Thanksgiving as more than one in five Americans (22 percent) admit their...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) announced today at the Annual Conference and Healthcare Marketplace of the American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES) that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the registration of DISPATCH® Hospital Cleaner Disinfectant with Bleach portfolio to kill Clostridium difficile spores in five minutes(1), the fastest contact time available. The DISPATCH® portfolio contains the...

OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Oh, the joys of the holiday season. Bright lights, fresh snow, and once-a-year fashions like cranberry sauce tablecloth, eggnog shirt and, of course, the infamous pumpkin pie pants. To keep the season of family, friends and fun from taking a not-so-festive toll on Santa ties and snowflake sweaters everywhere, The Clorox Company is once again offering a special service: a toll-free phone line and Internet site with tips on how to get rid of some of...

Clorox's Dr. Laundry Offers Stain Expertise via Free Stain Hotline and Blog OAKLAND, Calif., May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- From backyard barbeques to block parties to baseball games, messes and spills are just part of summer fun. But if a stain on your favorite top or shorts should threaten to turn your sunny skies stormy, Clorox has the solution - Dr. Laundry's Summer Stain Hotline, 1-877-STAIN-411. With over thirty years of stain-fighting experience, Dr. Laundry (a.k.a. Harold Baker, an...

U.S. researchers say they discovered powerful relief in the form of a diluted bleach bath for children who suffer flare-ups of the skin disorder eczema. Researchers from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have said the diluted beach baths are a cheap, simple and safe treatment that drastically improves the rash as well as reduces flare-ups of eczema, which affects 17 percent of school-age children. Dr. Amy S. Paller of the Feinberg School of Medicine and Children's...

If you love the way coloring your hair makes you look and feel but hate what it does to the environment, get ready for the world's first "green" hair bleach.Japanese scientists say they have developed an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional hair bleaches that comes without the unwanted effects, such as the need for frequent applications and subsequent hair damage and irritation to the scalp and other parts of the body.Each year, millions of people use hair bleach to...