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New Research Shows Nearly 800,000 Posts Promoting Laundry Packets Storage Outside Original Containers Over Four-Year Period
Practice Puts Americans at Risk for Unintentional Poisonings, says American Cleaning Institute
More than half of parents are not making safe decisions when storing cleaning products
Read more about creating an organized, functional and safe laundry room
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Unsafe storage of liquid laundry…
Social media landscape audit of liquid laundry packets from 2019 – 2022:
There have been over 3.2M mentions related to liquid laundry packets.
Of the 3.2M mentions, 798.7k posts about liquid laundry packets mentioned un-safe storage practices
465.5k of posts included images of un-safe storage practices
Only 63.5k (8%) posts made the connection between laundry room storage practices and child safety
Distribution of the 798.7k un-safe storage posts about liquid laundry packets…
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) will showcase how the cleaning product supply chain is contributing to a more sustainable planet during the 12th World Surfactant Congress and Business Convention (CESIO), June 5-7 in Rome, Italy.
The theme for CESIO 2023 is “Surfactants – High Performance Solutions for a Better World”.
On June 6, Kathleen Stanton, ACI Associate Vice President, Technical & International Affairs, will chair a Safety and Regulatory Affairs session…
Sustainability
Q. Approximately what percentage of the time that you do laundry do you use cold, warm, and hot water? Please consider the temperature used for the main wash cycle?
44% say they wash their laundry in cold water 50% or more of the time that they do laundry.
30% say they wash their laundry in warm water 50% or more of the time that they do laundry.
23% say they wash their laundry in hot water 50% or more of the time that they do laundry.
Q. How often do you rinse…
Research Shows Method to be Precise, Accurate
Article published in Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, co-authored by American Cleaning Institute
A new study co-authored by the American Cleaning Institute is showcasing a new method to evaluate exceedingly low levels of 1,4-dioxane precisely and accurately in finished cleaning products. The research, “A novel protocol for quantitative determination of 1,4-dioxane in finished cleaning products,” is now…
Q. When it comes to storing your cleaning products, please rank the following in order of importance, with the option that you place at the top being the most important.
Of all participants in 2023 who use liquid laundry packets
83% say that storage that is safe is the most important aspect when storing cleaning products.
89% say that storage that is easily accessible is the most important aspect when storing cleaning products.
88% say that storage that fits everything you…
ACI President and CEO, Melissa Hockstad received a standing ovation during the Salute to Association Excellence event on March 17, having been named 2023 Association Executive of the Year by Association TRENDS and CEO Update. In addition, ACI was recognized with a gold award for social media during the TRENDY award presentation.
Photos by Charles Fazio
ACI’s Future Leaders represent a broad cross-section of the membership network that spans cleaning product manufacturers to ingredient suppliers. The purpose of this dedicated cohort is two-fold:To act as “agents of change” to advance ACI’s objectives and to support innovation and success for the cleaning products industryTo provide professional development and opportunity for industry-wide engagement to emerging leaders within the ACI membershipIf you’d like to learn more, or nominate someone…
New Packets Up! Advice Aimed at Laundromat Customers
ACI is a Gold Sponsor of #PrevCon2023
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) is convening with hundreds of top safety experts and partners at the Safe Kids Worldwide Childhood Injury Prevention Convention (PrevCon) for four days of conversation focused on preventing unintentional childhood injuries.
As a Gold Sponsor of PrevCon 2023 (July 23-26), ACI will highlight the Packets Up! Campaign. Now in its eleventh year, the…
Honored by Association TRENDS, CEO Update for “Making a Vital Contribution to the Leadership of a Well-Recognized Association”
Melissa Hockstad, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI), was named 2023 Association Executive of the Year by Association TRENDS and CEO Update.
The annual honor recognizes a CEO who “currently makes a vital contribution to the leadership of a well-recognized association,…