The EU-ban of phosphates in DW detergent - I didn't even notice

[iej]

The UK sun professional products don't look the same as the consumer ones here. It's possible they're not the same formulation at all.

Persil Dishwasher tablets aren't sold here btw. They appeared very briefly and were replaced again by Sun.

I don't remember Sun nor being available here but there seems to be a bit of a push on at the moment as it's taking a good bit of shelf space from Finish.

It's good to see R&B, P&G and Unilever with strong products though as otherwise we're stuck with a duopoly.

I would really like to see Henkel bringing in some.detergent products here though. I suspect the "UK & Ireland" market segmentation will be gone soon anyway wirh Brexit. I would guess Ireland will be rolled in with Benelux or France rather than the UK.

It should be interesting as it's not always entirely clear where the detergents are made. The final packing and branding isn't that big a deal and many of the national brands are just the same stuff with a slightly different brand name or label.

 

[rolls_rapide]

"not always entirely clear where detergents are made&#34

Exactly.

When I was trying to find out where the currently useless Finish Gel was made, I came across something in the Web, which basically said that manufacturers can opt to have products made in one country, for the distribution in other countries.

The old chlorine Finish Gel was bar-coded starting with '5'; i.e UK.
The new hopeless stuff is coded '8'... Italy

"The first two or three digits of an EAN-13 barcode identify the country in which the manufacturer's identification code was assigned. They do not necessarily indicate the country in which the goods were manufactured."

http://www.makebarcode.com/specs/ean_cc.html

 

[brisnat81]

I recently finished off the last of my Finish Gel with Chlorine (Blue Slime) and have tried the new formula (Yellow Slime) a few times. The Gel hasnt been as good since they obviously made it safer as for years it came with a lid that was push to open and any spillage would turn into a Light blue powdery crust. The version I just finished turned into a blue rubbery substance around the lid and didnt quite have the same smell.

I now just keep the yellow version for the gentle cycle with glassware after a dinner party and have wine glasses to use day to day that go cloudy from the Finish Quantum tabs.

 

[iej]

@rolls_rapid

It's usually an 87 code which is the Netherlands because it's a huge node for logistics.

Also Benckiser was a Dutch company and Unilever is an Anglo-Dutch company with joint HQ.

The UK is only 50
Quite a few other countries start with 5 too.