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by tomatocracy 1007 days ago
Interestingly I believe in many countries (but not the USA) phosphates were removed from laundry detergent but not dishwasher detergent.
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Just as a data point, in the EU phosphates in dishwasher detergents are banned since 2017. Laundry detergents are phosphate-free since 2013. All other detergents are limited to some amount, but I can't find which.

As it is often the case in the EU these regulations are aimed at consumer level products. Industrial level products are regulated differently, if at all. I don't know details.