Auckland-based detergent-maker Ecostore has cried foul after environmentally-friendly brands of dishwasher tablets and powder scored poorly in Consumer NZ testing compared with harsher brands. But Consumer NZ’s testing was done using specially prepared tiles on which stains were tougher to remove than on ordinary household plates, dishes and cups. Consumer NZ’s testing of 19 dishwasher powders and tablets was conducted in an independent laboratory in Australia. The test tiles Consumer NZ used were designed to be tougher to clean to produce a ranking of detergents. Iti said Consumer NZ should explain this, instead of potentially leaving people thinking Ecostore’s powder and tablets did not work.

Source: Stuff November 24, 2020 03:45 UTC