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I've been hoarding disinfectants for the last year. Should I worry about them expiring?The shelf life of disinfectants is approximately 1 year. The one year of effectiveness typically begins with the manufacture date. The expiration date is there because over time the active ingredient (the chemical doing the advertised action) may degrade. After the expiration date the product may no longer be doing the work you expect it to, so make sure to use the product prior to the expiration date.…
Check out the highlights of the 2018 ACI Annual Meeting & Industry Convention in video below, produced by Happi.
The ACI Convention, the cleaning product supply chain’s top global business forum, took place January 29-February 2 at the Grande Lakes Orlando.
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…
Dr. James Kim to Lead Technical, Regulatory Department
Richard Sedlak, the American Cleaning Institute’s (ACI) Executive Vice President of Technical & International Affairs, is retiring from ACI as of December 31, 2019 after more than 42 years at the association.
As of January 1, 2020, Dr. James Kim, ACI’s Associate Vice President, Science & Regulatory Affairs, will lead the Institute’s technical and regulatory department.
“Rich’s vast knowledge,…
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…
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: …
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,…
What happened in 2022 in the cleaning products industry? Check out the achievements in our top five priority areas:
ACI serves the growth and innovation of the U.S. cleaning products industry by advancing the health and quality of life of people and protecting our planet. ACI achieves this through a continuous commitment to sound science and being a credible voice for the industry.
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Our scientific and research programs contribute to the tools, data and insight ACI member companies and…
HealthySchoolsHealthyPeople.org Provides Resources for Parents, School Staff, and Kids on Hand Hygiene and Cleaning Practices
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) launched a new website for the Healthy Schools, Healthy People initiative, a joint effort of ACI and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to promote hand hygiene and cleaning practices as a means to prevent the spread of infectious disease in schools and…