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The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) provided a report to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) describing specific progress on all ongoing studies within ACI’s Topical Antiseptics Program (TAP), addressing safety and efficacy data gaps for critical antiseptic ingredients.
The progress report submitted to FDA:
Provides a status update of data generation activities across multiple active ingredients ACI is supporting (benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium…
Understanding and improving the environmental performance of the industry is a key priority for the American Cleaning Institute. As an essential step to reaching this goal, ACI began tracking industry-wide data on member facility operations in 2009 and reported results publicly in our first biennial Sustainability Report in 2011. Since then, ACI has published five reports showcasing our industry work in sustainability and continues to showcase the important…
The U.S. cleaning product industry’s second biennial sustainability report showcases continual adoption of sustainability practices within the cleaning products supply chain. The report details environmental metrics collected from 24 ACI member companies in four key areas: energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, water use and solid waste generation, all of which show overall decreases in impact. It also highlights how the ACI and its members have played roles in…
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…
ACI Distinguished Paper Award Presented at AOCS Annual Meeting
Research that could be used to inform surfactant formulation has been recognized as the best paper published in 2023 in the Journal of Surfactants and Detergents.
The authors were recognized during the 2024 American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) Annual Meeting, held April 28-May 1 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
The Distinguished Paper Award is an annual honor presented by the American Cleaning…
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…
New research shows more than half of Americans (52%) prioritize safety when it comes to storing cleaning productsIn the same survey, more than 50% of Americans say they plan to, would consider or already store laundry products in decorative jars or clear containersImportant reminders ahead of National Poison Prevention WeekAmericans are conflicted when it comes to storing their cleaning products. New research from the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) finds…
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
Tell your story better with economic data
This is an ACI Members Only event.
ACI's latest economic impact report, "An Economic Analysis of the U.S. Cleaning Products Industry," provides a detailed snapshot of the essential nature of the cleaning product supply chain in the year before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
And for the first time, the report demonstrates the economic footprint of the cleaning products industry in…