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Steve Christenson, who for more than a quarter century held a wide range of leadership roles in both the regulatory affairs and corporate counsel space for Ecolab Inc. and within the cleaning products industry, is the 2023 recipient of the ACI Elva Walker Spillane Distinguished Service Award.
Steve recently retired as Ecolab’s Senior Vice President – Global Regulatory Affairs and Associate General Counsel after 26 years at the company.
Steve was actively engaged at ACI for…
Findings Indicate that Antiseptic Compounds Are Unlikely to Cause Adverse Ecological Impacts
Risk Analysis Framework May Be Adapted for Other Ingredients That Reach the Environment Through Down-the-Drain Pathways
Article Published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
The use of three topical antiseptic compounds – benzalkonium chloride (BAC), benzethonium chloride (BZT) and chloroxylenol (PCMX) – has increased due to the phase-out of other antimicrobial ingredients (such as triclosan)…
Data released at a meeting of the standard setting body ASTM International showed the continuing positive impact of its liquid laundry packets voluntary safety standard.
The standard aims to decrease incidents among children under the age of six related to liquid laundry packets. An independent study reported a 61% decrease in incident rates for 2018, compared to 2012-13, and the lowest absolute number of incidents since measurement began in 2012-13, continuing a three-year downward trend…
Q: I suspect that our new backyard has some poison ivy. If I wear gloves, long sleeves and long pants to protect me, how do I clean these clothes when I'm finished gardening so I don't spread the poison ivy?
A: You are right to be concerned. Poison ivy produces a resin called urushiol. This resin is the culprit that triggers allergic rash reactions in most people. When it remains on unwashed clothing, it is still active. Avoid touching your clothes with…
Q: My kids love the Cookie Monster, and he inspired them to help me make holiday cookies. But our cookie decorating sessions always end up with food coloring stains on their clothes. How do I remove them?
If you treat the stains as soon as the decorating session is over, they will be easier to remove.
Start by sponging the stain with cold water to remove as much of the food coloring as possible. Then pretreat with a prewash stain-remover and launder. If the stain remains, mix a solution of 1/…
Can’t-Miss Panel Highlights Commercial Advances in Cleaning Product Supply Chain
Speaker Application Deadline for ACI Member Companies: Dec. 1, 2017
Washington, D.C. – November 8, 2017 – Innovative products and chemistries within the cleaning product supply chain will be highlighted at the 2018 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Annual Meeting & Industry Convention.
The Convention, which takes place January…
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Mike Miller-Cvilikas is the IT Support Specialist at American Cleaning Institute.
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The American Cleaning Institute kicked off celebrating its 100th anniversary during their annual meeting in Orlando.