Ecolab Inc.’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Douglas M. Baker, Jr., will address financial analysts at the CIBC World Markets 2nd Annual Industrials Conference in New York, NY on Tuesday, October 2, at 10:30 am Eastern Time. Ecolab will host a live webcast of Mr. Baker’s presentation. Details for the webcast are as follows:

         TIME:           10:30 am Eastern Time

         DATE:           Tuesday, October 2, 2007

         DURATION:       Approximately 40 minutes

         LOCATION:       http://www.ecolab.com/investor ARCHIVE:        A replay of the webcast will be available at
                         that site through October 12, 2007.

To access the webcast, go to the Investor Information portion of Ecolab’s web site at www.ecolab.com/investor and click on the webcast icon. Listening to the webcast requires Internet access and the Windows Media, RealPlayer or other compatible streaming media player.

With sales of $5 billion and more than 13,000 sales-and-service associates, Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) is the global leader in cleaning, sanitizing, food safety and infection prevention products and services. Ecolab delivers comprehensive programs and services to the foodservice, food and beverage processing, healthcare, and hospitality markets in more than 160 countries. More news and information is available at www.ecolab.com.

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Contacts:

Ecolab Inc.
Michael J. Monahan, 651-293-2809