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The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) submitted comments to the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) urging the use of the best available science for the agency’s First Public Review Draft - Public Health Goal (PHG) for 1,4-Dioxane in Drinking Water.ACI emphasized that OEHHA’s proposed cancer safety goal of 0.04 ppb is based on studies and an approach that doesn’t line up with the wider international scientific…
American Cleaning Institute Addresses Trump Administration’s DOGE InitiativeThe American Cleaning Institute (ACI) supports actions taken by the Trump Administration to reevaluate regulations that have become overburdensome to the cleaning products industry and companies’ “ability to compete globally,” wrote ACI in comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).ACI’s submission was in response to an Executive Order on the implementation…
Updated Publication Showcases Risk Characterization Framework to Inform Development of New Enzyme ProductsGuidance Document is Available for Free at cleaninginstitute.orgThe American Cleaning Institute (ACI) and A.I.S.E., the European cleaning and hygiene products industry association, have released their most recent industry guidance on risk characterization in the development of consumer products containing enzymes. This updated guidance provides a framework for…
BackgroundAdvancing Chemical Innovation Through Smart RegulationChemical innovation forms the foundation of most products in society and is key to a growing, vibrant, and sustainable economy, including job creation.ACI supports a risk-based regulatory approach for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) chemical management process that is practical, timely, and firmly grounded in sound science. This ensures member companies can formulate new innovative…
New risk analysis helps manufacturers increase consumer safety for microbial-based cleaning productsArticle Published in Risk AnalysisThe American Cleaning Institute (ACI) and A.I.S.E. (International Association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance Products) published “Risk Analysis Approaches for Microbial Ingredients in Microbial-Based Cleaning Products” in the journal Risk Analysis. This guidance is a step towards developing a standardized framework for risk assessment,…
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) submitted written comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on its proposed rule, Procedures for Chemical Risk Evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).ACI commended EPA for proposing revisions that promote scientific rigor, transparency, and flexibility in chemical risk evaluations - elements ACI considers essential for protecting public…
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI), the trade association for the cleaning product supply chain, called on Congress to press the Environmental Protection Agency to remove the “bottleneck in innovation” caused by delays in the EPA’s new chemicals review process.ACI submitted written comments to the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which held a hearing to assess the impact of 2016’s Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century…
In State of the Association Address, ACI Board Chair Eric Reynolds Calls on Cleaning Product Supply Chain to Help “Shape the Future Together”ACI Focused on Clearing Up Regulatory Roadblocks to Chemical Innovation, Promoting Policymaking Focused on Sound ScienceSays Industry is “Serving People, Improving Lives” as ACI Readies for 100th AnniversaryThe American Cleaning Institute (ACI) is well-equipped to confront marketplace…
BackgroundAntimicrobial ingredients are typically found in antibacterial hand soaps (hand washes) and hand sanitizers (hand rubs). Hand washes and hand rubs are over-the-counter (OTC) topical antiseptic drugs and thus are regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Household antibacterial soaps containing benzalkonium chloride (BAC), benzethonium chloride (BZT), and chloroxylenol (PCMX) remain under FDA’s ongoing review to characterize the safety and effectiveness of topical…
Article published in Integrated Environmental Assessment and ManagementNew research co-authored by the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) presents a spatially referenced environmental exposure model for down-the-drain substance emissions for Europe. The model covers the 27 European Union member states, as well as Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, and builds upon the global modeling framework that leverages the well-established iSTREEM model used in the United States.…