Brussels, 17/11/2011 (Agence Europe) - A further step has been made towards banning phosphates and phosphorous compounds not only in consumer laundry detergents but also in consumer automatic dishwasher detergents. Member state permanent representatives (Coreper) approved, on 15 November, a draft compromise along these lines as part of the regulation proposed in November 2010 to limit the content of phosphorous in waste water in Europe (see EUROPE 10398). The aim of the agreement is to...