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The first step toward preventing foodborne illnesses is to keep both hands and food preparation surfaces clean, including the sink.
ACI has been conducting surveys on cleaning habits for years. View the results from the last decade.
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Spring has traditionally been a time of renewal, when the home as well as the mind can be reduced of clutter and start again with a clean slate.
Research that could be used to inform surfactant formulation has been recognized as the best paper published in 2024 in the Journal of Surfactants and Detergents.The authors are being recognized during the 2025 American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) Annual Meeting, held April 27 to 30, at the Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon.The Distinguished Paper Award is an annual honor presented by the American Cleaning Institute® (ACI). The authors of the research include Sini…
ACI Submits Comments to FTC on Key Environmental Claims
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to bring greater clarity on its enforcement of environmental marketing claims which will allow “consumers to make better informed purchasing decisions” going forward.
In comments submitted to the FTC on proposed revisions to the agency’s Guides for the Use of Environmental Marking Claims (“Green Guides”), ACI called for “more frequent…
2026 ACI Convention Set for February 2-6, 2026, Orlando, FLAbstract Deadline for ACI Members: September 19The ACI Innovation Showcase, taking place during the 2026 ACI Annual Meeting & Industry Convention, provides a stage for companies to showcase their cutting-edge and creative new ideas and chemistries to leading cleaning product supply chain representatives. This is a must-attend event at the ACI Convention, which brings together key decision makers from across the…
Agency Urged to Improve Consumer Education, Outreach on Proper Recycling
The cleaning product supply chain supports efforts by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enhance useful data collection and analysis that will identify factors that contribute to effective recycling programs, according to the American Cleaning Institute (ACI).
ACI was responding to two requests for information (RFIs) from the EPA’s Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery…
There’s nothing more important than the health and well-being of our friends and family, especially those who can’t always care for themselves. Learn about cleaning product safety.
This independent consumer research study was completed in January/February 2008, on behalf of The Soap and Detergent Association (SDA), by International Communications Research (ICR).
Do you regularly engage in spring cleaning?
This survey question was asked of 1,013 American adults (507 men and 506 women) and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percent.
Results:
Yes (77%)
No (23%)
Insights:
The number of spring cleaners is up. In polls taken in 2002 and 2007…