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EcoLogo Certifies
PURELL 70 Instant Hand Sanitizer
4/30/2010
GOJO Industries announces the certification of PURELL® 70 Instant Hand Sanitizer, the world's first hand sanitizer to be certified by EcoLogo™, North America's most established multi-attribute environmental leadership standard and certification mark.
PURELL 70 Instant Hand Sanitizer, available in Canada, is made with naturally renewable ethanol in a readily biodegradable formula. Certification by EcoLogo, a third-party eco-labeling program, acknowledges that the product meets the program's Instant Hand Antiseptic Products standard (CCD-170) for environmental leadership.
PURELL 70 Instant Hand Sanitizer, available in either gel or foam, kills harmful bacteria and germs, and helps condition skin with a natural moisturizer in a fragrance-free and dye-free formulation.
"PURELL 70 Instant Hand Sanitizer is a major milestone in the long history of GOJO product development and a healthy decision for people, places and the environment," said Joe Kanfer, GOJO Chairman and CEO. "As the world's first hand sanitizer to receive certification from a type-1 eco-labeling program, PURELL 70 represents the company's dedication to lead the industry in improving well-being through hand hygiene and healthy skin."
PURELL 70 Instant Hand Sanitizer is part of a complete portfolio of GOJO GREEN HYGIENE™ Solutions that promote health and well-being while reducing environmental impacts. PURELL 70 gel or foam is available in a variety of sizes, including pump bottles, refills for the PURELL TFX™ Touch Free Dispensing System, and refills for the PURELL FMX™ Dispensing System.
It is natural that PURELL, the brand people know and trust, would introduce PURELL 70 Instant Hand Sanitizer as the first sanitizer product for Canada that meets EcoLogo standards for environmental leadership.
"PURELL 70 Instant Hand Sanitizer is another embodiment of the GOJO Sustainability Commitment to social, environmental and economic principles," said Kathleen Hooker, GOJO Global Marketing Director. "We strive to work in sustainable ways to enhance the quality of people's lives by reducing risks to health and well-being, and to reduce the negative impacts on our ecosystem."
EcoLogo announced in February the launch of its first standard for Instant Hand Antiseptic Products focused on the away-from-home market.
"The EcoLogo Program would like to congratulate GOJO on having its PURELL 70 Instant Hand Sanitizer certified under this new standard," said Angela Griffiths of the EcoLogo Program. "the leadership shown by GOJO helps to ensure greener hand sanitizers with biobased content are available to better protect human and environmental health."
For further information about PURELL 70 Instant Hand Sanitizer and other GOJO products, call the GOJO Customer Interaction Center (CIC) at 1-800-321-9647, or visit www.GOJOCanada.ca/PURELLGreen. For more information about the EcoLogo Instant Hand Antiseptic Products standard, visit www.ecologo.org.
About GOJO
GOJO Industries, inventors of PURELL® Instant Hand Sanitizer, distributes PURELL in away-from-home markets throughout the world. In addition, GOJO manufactures and distributes a full line of products under the GOJO and PROVON® brand names. GOJO has a 64-year history of leadership in improving well-being through hand hygiene and healthy skin. GOJO has products and programs to kill germs on hands and solve skin care-related problems in a variety of markets, including healthcare, foodservice, food processing, manufacturing, automotive, education, government and military. GOJO is a privately held corporation headquartered in Akron, Ohio, with offices in the United Kingdom, Japan and Brazil.
PURELL is a trademark of Johnson & Johnson and is used under license.