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Dishwashers are great time savers. To keep you and your family safe the American Cleaning Institute offers a dozen tips for dishwasher safety:
Place sharp items, like knives, with points down in the utensil basket.
Carefully place glassware to prevent breaking/chipping. Make sure they can’t rattle against each other when the dishes and glasses are sprayed with the water or when you slide the rack in or out.
Avoid overloading. Crowing glasses and plates can cause them to…
Q: Can you use steam mops to clean sealed engineered hardwood floors?
A: As a general rule, the hardwood flooring industry does not recommend using steam mops on wood floors of any type. The manufacturers have recommended cleaning practices and solutions, and using other products and machines will void your warranty. Contact the manufacturer of your flooring to get their cleaning recommendations.
Q. Help! I've mixed my kitchen towels with my bathroom cleaning rags. What should I do?
A. Generally, it is best not to mix the bathroom cleaning cloths with those used to clean food preparation surfaces or dishes. Bathroom cleaning cloths could carry a risk of contamination with fecal, skin-borne or other pathogens.
If you have mistakenly used your bathroom cleaning cloth in the kitchen, rewash your dishes and clean…
The late Dr. David Macinga, who served as Vice President of Product Development and Regulatory Affairs, GOJO Industries, until his passing in June 2023, is the 2024 recipient of the ACI Elva Walker Spillane Distinguished Service Award.
This posthumous honor is for Dave’s many years of outstanding service to the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) and the cleaning products industry. Dave was actively engaged at ACI in a range of areas, especially the topical…
The U.S. government should work to fast-track approvals of chemistries that meet the definition of sustainable, which would be a tool to both incentivize the development of such products and speed their entry to market, according to comments submitted by American Cleaning Institute (ACI).
ACI was responding to a request for feedback from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), which is trying to define sustainable chemistry and better understand the…
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The American Cleaning Institute is the Home of the U.S. Cleaning Products Industry®, the non-profit trade association representing manufacturers of household, industrial, and institutional cleaning products, their ingredients and finished packaging; oleochemical producers; and chemical distributors to the cleaning products industry. ACI has 160-plus member companies.Find out why companies find value as members of ACI: …
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are increasingly shaping business decisions across the cleaning products value chain from sourcing and product development to customer expectations and business strategy. But knowing where to start, what matters most, and how different teams contribute can be challenging.ACI Members Only.
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2019 Data Reflects Direct, Indirect and Induced Impacts of Manufacturing and Downstream Distribution
For the First Time, ACI Report Details Industry’s Impact in All 50 States
The combined upstream and downstream economic impact connected to cleaning product manufacturing in the United States helped support nearly $200 billion in annual output and almost 700,000 jobs, according to a new report released by the American Cleaning Institute (ACI).
The report,…
The American Cleaning Institute expressed disappointment at the recent consumer guidance issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging consumers to “skip” using antibacterial soap.
ACI and a group of member company manufacturers of antibacterial soaps and ingredients continue to comply with stringent safety and efficacy requirements set by FDA in the 2016 final rule for consumer antiseptic hand washes, through a multi-year, multi-million-dollar research effort,…