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Chemical management is one of the American Cleaning Institute’s three priority objectives. The policy goal is to ensure legislative and regulatory approaches at the federal and state levels based on risk, and the preservation of members’ ability to innovate and formulate so as to speed product to market.
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) is active in states that have a legislative, regulatory or executive mandate on cleaning product procurement in a given jurisdiction. ACI has been substantially engaged in environmentally preferable procurement issues. ACI is recognized for its contributions in many areas including standards development, and work with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on developing its environmentally…
In 2016, after years of science-based advocacy from ACI, industry partners and stakeholders, President Obama signed the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. ACI's goal in TSCA modernization was to ensure members’ ability to innovate and formulate. ACI is committed to targeted risk-management measures that focus priorities and are practical, timely, transparent and responsive to…
The U.S. Oleochemical industry is the original "green" chemistry and has historically supplied raw materials used in the manufacture of cleaning products. Federal biofuels policies, via tax incentives and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2), provide an economic disadvantage to these traditional uses. The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) works to restore equitable access to feedstocks used in both the production of soaps and detergents and biofuels…
US Consumer Products: Research has demonstrated that a consumer’s attention can be diverted from important use and safety information by too much information on a label. Placement of information regarding all potential hazards posed by a consumer product could contribute to this effect. Furthermore, it was shown that warnings focused on specific hazards that are likely to cause injury to man or the environment enhance consumer and environmental protection.…
Our scientific and research programs contribute to the tools, data and insight ACI member companies and legislators use to assess the safety and effectiveness of cleaning products and their ingredients. Research ACI and our members share detailed technical information with a variety of audiences as part of our commitment to transparency and…
  As a parent or caregiver, you play an essential role in the safety of your children. You have probably thought about car seat safety, cords on window coverings, and how to prevent drowning or burns. But what about laundry safety?  The American Cleaning Institute created an activity sheet to help you teach children that laundry packets are not toys. Children act fast and accidents can happen in an instant. Accidents…
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with the regulation of consumer products. ACI engages the Commission on many issues related to enactment of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), standards, among other issues. Read More... CPSC Incident Database Comments as Required by CPSIA (2010) CPSC Product Certification Comments as Required by CPSIA (2008)  
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI), the Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA, formerly known as the Consumer Specialty Products Association), and the Canadian Consumer Specialty Products Association (CCSPA) have developed an ingredient communication initiative as a way to provide consumers with information about the ingredients in products in four major categories: air care, automotive care, cleaning, and polishes and floor maintenance products. This…
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