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The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) issued the following statement in response to speculation about the use of disinfectants in or on one’s body:
“Disinfectants are meant to kill germs or viruses on hard surfaces. Under no circumstances should they ever be used on one’s skin, ingested or injected internally.
“We remind everyone to please use all hygiene, cleaning and disinfecting products as directed in order to ensure safe, effective and intended use of…
Hand hygiene education materials for teaching elementary school children when to wash their hands and why it's important. These include digital copies of the storybook and activity book.
Learn how a local health department from Susanville, CA worked with a middle school Drama Club to help their community learn about the importance of handwashing!
Storybook
Activity Book
Cleaning Product Industry Trade Group Says Agency Decision Doesn’t Reflect Best Available ScienceThe American Cleaning Institute (ACI) expressed disappointment with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Final Supplemental Risk Evaluation for 1,4-dioxane, released November 13, saying that it does not fully reflect the best available science and is not in accordance with weight of scientific evidence standards under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).1…
Findings assess systems to help avoid animal testing
Article published in Frontiers in Toxicology
The use of in vitro new approach methodologies (NAMs) to assess the potential for respiratory irritation depends on several factors, including the specifics of exposure methods and cell/tissue-based test systems. A new workshop report co-authored by the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) examines this topic in the context of human health risk assessment for …
How has improved cleanliness standards impacted public health?
Today, we may take cleaning for granted but it plays a vital role in health. We can see that by looking at the drop in the infectious disease mortality rates in the 19th century. For example, of the top 10 leading reasons for death, infectious disease was 633% higher in 1900 vs 1997 in the US. Advances in medicine like penicillin and vaccines played a critical role in the treatment of incurable…
Legislation would codify a national framework for regulating recycling, reuse, and composting claimsBill lays the foundation for federal package labeling standardization, paves way for other recycling initiativesThe American Cleaning Institute (ACI), the trade association for the cleaning product supply chain, commends Congressman Randy Weber (R-TX) for introducing the Packaging and Claims Knowledge (PACK) Act into the U.S. House of Representatives.The proposed…
EPA Honor Recognizes Toxicological Reviews Resulting in 8 Ingredients Added to SCIL
ACI is First Non-Manufacturer Group to Successfully Submit Chemicals for Approval by EPA Safer Choice Program
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named the American Cleaning Institute (ACI), the trade association of the U.S. cleaning product supply chain, as a Safer Choice Partner of the Year. ACI was recognized as an outstanding Safer Choice Supporter.
EPA’s Safer…
The use of cleaning products, disinfectants and their chemistries contribute to public health in homes, schools, healthcare settings and communities every single day. But consumers might not understand this after reading some of the commentaries in news coverage of a review article summarizing previous research on a key chemistry used in many cleaning products and disinfectants.
The news coverage and related headlines – some of which were a bit alarmist –…