Anti-etch bottle washing solution

A powdered bottle washing composition comprising:

• at least about 60% sodium hydroxide and at least about 0.1% carboxylic acid crystal growth inhibitor, the composition having less than 100 ppm of a phosphate compound, less than 100 ppm of either ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid or nitrilotriacetic acid, and less than 2000 ppm of a phosphonate composition.

A liquid bottle washing composition comprising from about 30% to about 50% of sodium hydroxide, and from about 0.1% to about 5% of a polycarboxylic acid crystal growth inhibitor wherein said composition contains less than 100 ppm of a phosphate compound and less than 100 ppm of either ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid or nitrilotriacetic acid.

An additive for a bottle cleaning composition comprising an effective amount of a polycarboxylic acid crystal growth inhibitor, in combination with a chelant selected from the group consisting of gluconates, glucoheptonates and boroheptonates, wherein said composition contains less than 100 ppm of a phosphate compound and less than 100 ppm of either ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid or nitrilotriacetic acid.

An additive for a bottle cleaning solution comprising an effective concentration of a polycarboxylic acid crystal growth inhibitor, in combination with an effective concentration of a nonionic surfactant, wherein said additive contains less than 100 ppm of a phosphate compound and less than 100 ppm of either ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid or nitrilotriacetic acid.

A bottle-washing composition which does not promote etching of glass, comprising an effective amount of sodium hydroxide with an effective concentration of at least one of the compositions selected from the group consisting of polysorbates, disodium tallow, amino diproprionate, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, carboxylated linear alcohol alkoxylates, phosphono, 1,2,4 butane tricarboxylic acid, anionic glucoester, gluconate, glucoheptonate, and polyalkygluconate, wherein said bottle-washing solution contains less than 100 ppm of a phosphate compound, less than 100 ppm of either ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid or nitrilotriacetic acid and less than 2000 ppm of a phosphonate composition.

A method of cleaning bottles comprising soaking said bottles in a solution containing from about 1% to about 7.5% sodium hydroxide and an effective concentration of at least one of the compositions selected from the group consisting of polysorbates, disodium tallow, amino diproprionate, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, carboxylated linear alcohol alkoxylates, phosphono, 1,2,4 butane tricarboxylic acid, anionic glucoester, gluconate, glucoheptonate, and polyalkylgluconate, wherein said bottle-washing solution contains less than 100 ppm of a phosphate compound, less than 100 ppm of either ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid or nitrilotriacetic acid and less than 2000 ppm of a phosphonate composition.