Wisconsin – Vitech International announced today that all their key product lines meet or is below the New York State minimum of 1ppm for 1,4-dioxane that will be going into effect on January 1, 2024.

“I am so proud of our team. We saw this coming 4 years ago and put a strategy together for all our current and future chemistries to meet or exceed the New York State 1,4-dioxane requirements,” stated Mark Goodale, Managing Director, Vitech International. “Our goal is to make our customers successful. We invested an enormous amount of time, money and energy into our manufacturing processes and labs along with third-party testing labs to ensure our products have no material change to their chemical composition.”

The Vitech Approach with 1,4-dioxane

The Vitech International team made it a priority that there will be no material change to the chemical composition of their products, have the 1,4 contaminant below 1ppm (in some cases an order of magnitude below), and to ensure that they are still delivering the required power that is brought with ethoxylated chemistry. Working alongside customers has been paramount in testing the new materials with lab results proving this to be true in the field with no change to the chemistry (except the reduction of the 1,4-dioxane contaminant - where even the raw material “as supplied” is below the regulated required levels).

This achievement allows Vitech International to continue its business model of success by making great multi-dimensional chemistries, helping create powerful cleaning and descaling formulas that reduce or eliminate VOC’s and toxic and dangerous chemicals.  Vitech continues to partner with customers’ formulators to bring the best chemistries to bear while meeting performance targets and maintaining or reducing formula costs.

This change continues Vitech International long time commitment of supporting our customers in being well ahead of changes to the regulatory environment in Canada, USA and European Union.

About New York State 1,4-dioxane Amendment

New York State passed amendments on January 1, 2022 to Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) Article 35 and Article 37 to restrict the presence of harmful chemicals in household cleaning, personal care, and cosmetic products sold or offered for sale in the state. The law establishes a maximum allowable concentration of 2 parts per million (ppm) of 1,4-dioxane by December 31, 2022, and 1 ppm by December 31, 2023, for household cleaning and personal care products. The DEC's ongoing efforts to protect public health and the environment reflect the state's commitment to preventing exposure to emerging contaminants. The new laws will build upon the state's nation-leading efforts to regulate harmful chemicals in consumer products.