Emerald Kalama Chemical Completes FIFRA Registration for Sodium Benzoate Product
Emerald Kalama Chemical reports that FIFRA registration makes its Kalaguard SB sodium benzoate available for use in North America for in-container control of bacteria, yeasts, and molds in industrial and household products.
Emerald Kalama Chemical recently announced that it has completed registration for Kalaguard® SB sodium benzoate as a new active ingredient under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Fungicide Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This registration makes the product available for use in North America for in-container control of bacteria, yeasts, and molds in industrial and household products.
Kalaguard SB is a broad-spectrum preservative for home care products up to pH 7. The EPA registration also covers a range of industrial applications, such as floor and leather care, coatings, adhesives, silicones, surfactants, inks, and other non-ionic emulsions systems. Kalaguard SB is recommended for use in formulations at neutral and acidic pH and may be used at ambient and elevated process temperatures.