Patent ID: 7816314

Claim:
A method for cleaning, sanitizing, and/or removing stains from tableware comprising the steps of: A) forming an aqueous solution from a solid controlled release automatic dishwashing composition comprising: (a) at least about 0.1%, by weight of the composition, of a halogenated salt which is calcium chloride or magnesium chloride; (b) a component selected from the group consisting of a builder, suds suppressor, perfume, enzyme, bleach-scavenging agent, a metal-protecting agent, and mixtures thereof; (c) a dissolution control material; and (d) at least one adjunct ingredient; wherein said automatic dishwashing composition is free of bleach, and is in the form of a solid controlled release pill or tablet housed in a porous basket; B) allowing said aqueous solution to pass into an electrochemical cell and/or electrolytic device during the wash and/or rinse cycle, thereby forming an electrolytic solution comprising halogenated mixed oxidants; and C) contacting tableware with said electrolytic solution.