Cleaning Product Stewardship Detailed in Comprehensive SDA Publication.

WASHINGTON -- Second graph, second sentence of release should read: This 218-page publication can be downloaded at www.sdahq.org/publications/technical. (sted This 218-page publication can be downloaded at www.sdahhq.org/publications/technical.)

The corrected release reads:

CLEANING PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP DETAILED IN COMPREHENSIVE SDA PUBLICATION

--State-of-the-Art Compilation of Ingredient Exposure, Risk Screening Methodologies Now Available on SDA's website, www.sdahq.org

--218-Page Book Great Resource for Manufacturers, Suppliers of Ingredients Used in Cleaning, Laundry, Personal Care Methods

Companies who manufacture or supply ingredients for cleaning, laundry and personal care products now can put their use in a proper, science-based context, with a new publication from The Soap and Detergent Association (SDA).

Exposure and Risk Screening Methods for Consumer Product Ingredients provides comprehensive data on exposure information and screening methods for chemical ingredients used in consumer products. This 218-page publication can be downloaded at www.sdahq.org/publications/technical.

While originally designed to be of great value in putting High Production Volume (HPV) chemical hazard data into perspective - facilitating prioritization of chemicals for further evaluation - the book can be used for screening the risk of any ingredients in these products. HPV chemicals are those produced in the United States or imported in quantities greater than one million pounds annually.

"This document provides a state-of-the-art compilation of human and environmental exposure models for consumer product ingredients, as well as a reference to key effects measures as used both in the United States and in the European Union," said Hans Sanderson, Ph.D., SDA Director of Environmental Safety.

The intended audience of this document is chemical risk assessors within governmental agencies, businesses and stakeholder groups who have some experience in the area of consumer products exposure and risk assessment, and have responsibility for prioritizing chemical safety reviews of substances. This document will also be useful for assessors involved in chemical risk management work as a tool to improve the efficiency of resource utilization.

This publication should move risk-based approaches for addressing chemical use in consumer products forward and increase the beneficial use of available data, added Dr. Sanderson.

The Soap and Detergent Association (www.sdahq.org) is the Home of the U.S. Cleaning Product and Oleochemical Industries(SM), representing manufacturers of household, industrial, and institutional cleaning products; their ingredients and finished packaging; and oleochemical producers. SDA members produce more than 90 percent of the cleaning products marketed in the U.S. The SDA is located at 1500 K Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20005.