About The Defoamer Industry Trade Association

Our Vision: To be a world-class trade association that promotes defoamer industry growth in a global economy while providing outstanding industry representation and service to members.

Our Mission: The Defoamer Industry Trade Association’s mission is to be a resource for its members in order to create value for its members.

  • The Association will endeavor to function as a focal point for bringing clarity to issues facing the industry by providing effective advocacy, sponsoring high quality scientific research, promoting open communications and outreach, and effectively participating in the political process on behalf of its members on a global basis.
  • The Association will promote the ethical, beneficial and responsible performance of member companies and encourage the application of these standards throughout the entire industry. 
  • The Association will be committed to advancing the economic and societal benefits of the industry sector.

DITA Code of Conduct: DITA’s Code of Conduct is intended “to promote high ethical and moral standards of professional conduct in the defoamer industry.” 

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Advantages of DITA Membership

  • Unique opportunity for formulators and suppliers to work together
  • Regulatory staff tracks global chemical and food additive regulatory developments
    • DITA submitted comments to the OSHA GHS implementation proposal in December, 2009.
  • Proactive membership has started projects to actually obtain beneficial regulatory approvals:
    • Polyol Project: DITA plans to submit Food Contact Notifications to FDA to broaden availability of chemicals for food processing beyond 173.340
    • DITA USDA Initiatives:  DITA Staff is helping members get FDA approved defoaming components listed for use in Meat and Poultry

 
 Not a member? Come to the April 2012 meeting to hear about DITA projects and initiatives.

What did you miss?


Issues Discussed at October 2011 Meeting:

  • REACH: status & progress expected in 2012
  • EPA Existing Chemicals Management Program and Action Plans
  • Hydrophobic silica FDA/EU status
  • California Green Chemistry Initiative
  • FDA GRAS and Food Contact Notification Program Impacts
  • Increasing FDA/CVM scrutiny on processing aid used in fermentation processes where byproducts are used in animal feed
    • “Munzing’s Current View: How Defoamers Work” by Joel Schwartz, Senior Research Fellow, Munzing
    • “FDA and EPA Developments on Nanomaterials” by John Monica, Porter Wright
    • “Defoamers in Water Treatment” by Jay Farmeie, Cyrus Rice Water Consultants
    • “Cosmetic Ingredient Review: Mission and Programs” by Alan Andersen, Director CIR

DITA Member Newsletter: DITA staff prepares a quarterly newsletter on regulatory issues of the day exclusively for members.

Table of Contents for DITA Newsletter for 3Q - 2011

  • California Green Chemistry Regulations Make Progress?
  • GHS Corner: OSHA and EU Developments
  • REACH Compliance:  Large Downstream Users Rule the Roost
  • TSCA Corner:
    • IUR Rule Delayed
    • Transparency Under TSCA
    • EPA Actions Plans

Did you know?

  • Some defoamer components could get caught under a nanochemical regulation---DITA staff is monitoring EPA activity closely
  • Green product concepts will greatly change under the California Green Chemistry Regulations

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Member Companies (click to view)

2012 DITA Brochure (pdf)