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Keep kids safe by storing laundry products carefully, paying attention during use and disposing of products properly. For a healthy and safe laundry routine, follow these guidelines each and every day.
Store laundry products carefully for safety.
Keep laundry products out of the reach of children and pets, especially liquid laundry packets.
Remember to keep products in their original container with the original label intact and immediately put them away in a…
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI), the trade association for the U.S. cleaning product supply chain, issued the following statement in response to research published by the activist group Environmental Working Group in the journal Chemosphere – and related news coverage – discussing the potential effects of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) found in cleaning products:
The proper use of cleaning products contributes to public health and quality of life in homes, offices,…
Forget about the good old days, when Monday was Laundry Day, ironing was an art form, and Grandma starched the sheets. Today, we're lucky to find time to fit meals in, let alone dedicating hours to caring for our clothes.If you're like most people, your fabric care is done on an "as needed" basis — battling spills, smells, and wrinkles as you prepare to face tomorrow. Thankfully, innovations in fabric care products are keeping pace with our hectic lives. Today's fabric…
CleaningInstitute.org/Coronavirus Showcases Information on Proper Hygiene, Cleaning, Disinfection Practices in Wake of Coronavirus Spread
Knowing that hygiene, cleaning and disinfecting products are important tools in preventing the spread of infections, the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) website now features a “Cleaning for Coronavirus” page with updated information for consumers and companies alike.
“Targeted hygiene practices can go a long way to help keeping families and communities…
Senior Vice President, Communications, Outreach & Membership
Brian Sansoni is the Senior Vice President, Communications, Outreach and Membership at the American Cleaning Institute, the Washington, D.C.-based association representing the cleaning product supply chain.
For more than 20 years, Brian has worked to communicate the value, benefits, safety and sustainability that cleaning products and their chemistries bring to every-day life in home, commercial…
Handwashing Habit Will Be the Habit They’ll Keep Up with in the Months Ahead, American Cleaning Institute Survey Finds
Ahead of Cold and Flu Season, ACI Reminds Americans to Remain Vigilant and Maintain Healthy Habits with Proper Hand Hygiene
Global Handwashing Day Oct. 15
Handwashing outranks other pandemic-related countermeasures – such as wearing masks and social distancing – that Americans indicate they’ll continue in…
Martha Chapin
The following question was asked of 1,777 adults 18+ (664 men and 1,113 women). The independent consumer research study was completed online by Echo Research February 27-March 3, 2013, on behalf of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI). The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percent.How often, if at all, do you or someone in your household engage in spring cleaning? Every year (72%) – up 10% from 2012 Every other year (5%) Every few years…
New data released through the standards-setting body ASTM International show a substantial decline in the rate of young children’s exposures associated with liquid laundry packets.
This shows the interventions are working. Progress has been made, yet there is more work to be done.
An ASTM subcommittee, which met June 12 in Washington, D.C., reviewed data collected from 2017.
The December 2015 publication of ASTM's liquid laundry packets voluntary safety standard contains a strong set of…
Survey Findings Unveiled at ACI & Good Housekeeping Institute’s 2021 Discover Cleaning Summit
https://live.goodhousekeeping.com/discovercleaningsummit
New data from the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) reveals 7 out of ten Americans living with at least one other person have experienced disagreements when it comes to cleaning responsibilities. This data underscoring cleaning roles and responsibilities at home was highlighted at the Discover Cleaning 2021: Cleaning…
BackgroundThe Regulation of Polymer Chemistries Polymers are molecules made up of many smaller, repeating structural units called “monomers” linked together in long chains or networks. Some examples include rubber, cellulose and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). There has been an increase of state and federal governments regulating polymers in consumer products, and in some cases, conflating them with microplastics. It is important to distinguish that although all plastics are polymers, not all…