USDA Certifies EnzyCleanse as ‘BioPreferred’

SUFFIELD, CT -- Natural Home Solutions, LLC, a mold detection and IAQ testing and purification company, has announced that Xspor’s proprietary, eco-friendly EnzyCleanse mold cleaner has earned the USDA Certified Biobased Product Label, the first of its kind in the mold remediation industry. 

EnzyCleanse is created by XSpor Technologies, a worldwide life sciences company that has partnered with Natural Home Solutions to offer the organic treatment to homes and properties in New England and beyond.

Biobased products help address climate change by offering renewable alternatives to traditional petroleum-based cleaning products by lowering the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and are safer for people, pets and the environment. 

“Everyone’s first reaction when they have a mold issue is to dump tons of chemical-based cleaning agents, like chlorine bleach, on the affected areas,” said Laura Champagne, owner of Natural Home Solutions and a scientist by trade.  “While this may create a sterile smell, most people are not aware that they are causing more damage to their own health and the overall environment, while not fully treating their mold contamination at its source. Also, the traditional rip and tear process adds more unnecessary waste into our landfills.”

Champagne explains that mold is a living microorganism that thrives in dark, damp places. Using biobased enzymes like those contained in EnzyCleanse  addresses the root of the problem by utilizing the mechanisms that nature has spent thousands of years developing.

The enzymes in EnzyCleanse become atomized when fogged and permeate through porous materials and into wall cavities to break down and eliminate mold, while continuing to prevent new mold growth long after the treatment. 

Equally important, since microscopic mold spores travel freely and undetected throughout the air, causing allergies, breathing problems, headaches and other health hazards, natural enzymes unlock the mold on a molecular level and inhibit the production of additional spores, thus improving air quality and preventing recontamination.

“Our green, non-toxic EnzyCleanse solution offers a powerful three-part punch to mold issues, treating it both at the surface level, behind the scenes and in the air,” said Champagne.  “It is applied using a special fogger that produces micro-droplets small enough to penetrate through contaminated surfaces up to 25 feet and duct work to minimize the biological contaminants that could be consistently re-circulated through the air around a home or building.”

Besides the health, environmental and efficacy benefits, Champagne notes that using an eco-friendly mold removal process is more cost-effective and less intrusive than traditional remediation practices, which often require dangerous chemicals, expensive, labor-intensive tear-down, removal, and replacement of affected structures.

The U.S. EPA and the Connecticut Department of Public Health recommend that home and property owners do not use a biocide -- a chemical like ammonia and chlorine bleach that kills microorganisms -- for mold cleanup because toxic fumes can be produced. 

Champagne also cautions consumers to read product labels carefully and conduct diligent research on mold removal companies being considered.

“Unfortunately, it’s a case of buyer beware with many mold abatement companies which often  add chemicals to their product in order to get an EPA registration number,” Champagne adds.  “When in doubt, always ask for a Safety Data Sheet so that you know what’s contained in the product you are using in your home.”

EnzyCleanse will now display a unique USDA Certified Biobased Product label that highlights its percentage of biobased content, the portion that comes from a renewable source, such as plant, animal, marine, or forestry feedstocks. Utilizing renewable biobased materials displaces the need for non-renewable petroleum-based chemicals. Biobased products are cost-comparative, readily available, and perform as well as or better than their conventional counterparts.

"We applaud XSpor Technologies LLC for earning the USDA Certified Biobased Product label and Natural Home Solutions for using it in its daily business operations," said Vernell Thompson, USDA BioPreferred Program. "By having its products become USDA Certified Biobased, XSpor Technologies LLC joins an expanding list of businesses combating inaccurate marketing claims and the practice of greenwashing, while also contributing to a thriving bioeconomy that decreases our reliance on petroleum."

In the latest Economic Impact Report released by USDA, the biobased products industry supported 4.6 million American jobs; contributed $470 billion to the U.S. economy and generated 2.79 jobs in other sectors of the economy for every biobased job. Biobased products also have a substantial environmental impact, displacing about 9.4 million barrels of oil a year, with the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 12.7 million metric tons of CO2 equivalents per year.

For more, go to naturalhome.solutions or call 860.436.7021.