|
|
|
|
News Release
|
The Procter & Gamble Company
One
|
||
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PUR™ donates 12,000
water filters to
Washington, D.C.
The D.C. Department of
Health recommended last month that women who are pregnant or breast feeding in
the approximately 23,000 homes with lead water service lines should not drink
unfiltered water. A recent Water Quality Health Council advisory recommends
filtering tap water through a NSF-certified filter to reduce lead.
“P&G Health Sciences Institute experts are helping us
to address the elevated water lead levels,” said Mayor Anthony A.
Williams. “This is an excellent example
of the public sector working closely with the private sector to help solve an
urgent problem.”
“We’re delighted to help be a part of the solution for the
people of D.C.,” said Mary Lynn McHugh, vice president of P&G’s global
Personal Health Care business.
P&G is also working with the District of Columbia Water
& Sewer Authority to educate local consumers about the importance of
point-of-use water filtration.
About
P&G
Two
billion times a day, P&G brands touch the lives of people around the
world. The company has one of the
largest and strongest portfolios of trusted, quality brands including Pampers®, Tide®, Ariel®, Always®, Whisper®,
Pantene®, Bounty®, Pringles®, Folgers®, Charmin®, Downy®, Lenor®, Iams®,
Crest®, Actonel®, Olay® and Clairol Nice ‘n Easy®. The P&G community consists of nearly
98,000 employees working in almost 80 countries worldwide. Please visit www.pg.com for the latest news
and in-depth information about P&G and its brands. For more information about PUR water filters,
please visit www.purwater.com.
# # #
Contacts:
Kurt Weingand, Ph.D.
P&G Health Sciences Institute
513-983-2179
Pat Wheeler
Public Relations
DCWASA
202-787-2200
Mike Dektas
DHA Public Relations
513-984-1200
(extension 14)
For more information on Procter & Gamble please
visit our website at www.pg.com.