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If you or your child have allergies or asthma, you already know that many things can bring on, or "trigger," an asthma flare or episode. Some things that trigger asthma attacks are called allergens. Some people get symptoms from only one allergen - like dust mites. For other people, more than one kind of allergen can trigger an episode.
Tobacco smoke is an asthma trigger. Avoid smoking in a home where a person with asthma lives.
The most common allergens are…
December 5, 2018
Materiality assessments provide a comprehensive evaluation of the risks and opportunities most significant to a company’s mid- to long-term success.
In 2015, ACI became one of the first organizations to perform such an analysis on an industry-wide basis. Doing so has allowed us to gain a deeper understanding of the sustainability issues that matter most to companies and stakeholders. Now we are using this…
December 6, 2018
US Consumer Products:
Research has demonstrated that a consumer’s attention can be diverted from important use and safety information by too much information on a label. Placement of information regarding all potential hazards posed by a consumer product could contribute to this effect. Furthermore, it was shown that warnings focused on specific hazards that are likely to cause injury to man or the environment enhance consumer and environmental protection.
US Workplace:
The American…
December 6, 2018
Consumer Product Ingredient Communication Initiative
Commonly Asked Questions
What is the Consumer Product Ingredient Communication Initiative?
Member companies of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI), Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA), and the Canadian Consumer Specialty Products Association (CCSPA) are responding to consumer requests for ingredient information.
The goals of this voluntary program are:
to provide meaningful information on ingredients;
in a consistent, easy-…
December 6, 2018
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) is a widely used surfactant in cleaning products, cosmetic, and personal care products. SLS's uses in these products have been thoroughly evaluated and determined to be safe for consumers and the environment.
What Is SLS?
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS), also known as Sodium dodecyl sulfate, is a…
December 6, 2018
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American Cleaning Institute Development of Exposure Assessments Glossary of Functional Classes
Abrasive: Abrasive ingredients are materials that are used to polish, buff, or scour away soils such as dirt and dust. Abrasives can be found in many cleaning products including, but not limited to, pot and pan cleaners, hand wash dish detergents, machine dish detergents, and powder laundry detergents.
Absorbent: Material used to retain other substances by assimilation.Adhesion promoter: An…
January 29, 2019
The Ingredient Naming Translator was generated in order to clarify the various naming conventions that can apply to a single cleaning product ingredient, so that any user of a cleaning product can access information about the ingredient they are interested in.
Please note that the Translator was developed as a comprehensive cross reference of ingredient names encountered during the Cleaning Product Ingredient Safety Initiative. As such, the same ingredient name may appear multiple times in…
January 29, 2019
Our scientific and research programs contribute to the tools, data and insight ACI member companies and legislators use to assess the safety and effectiveness of cleaning products and their ingredients.
Research
ACI and our members share detailed technical information with a variety of audiences as part of our commitment to transparency and product and ingredient stewardship. ACI’s research…
January 29, 2019
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ACI began this project by compiling a comprehensive Ingredient Inventory used among our members in the manufacture of consumer cleaning products sold in the United States. Ingredient lists were compiled from over 900 products and different naming conventions standardized to produce the inventory of 588 ingredients that is searchable below. As part of this effort, information on function, chemical category, and product use were collected so that these data could be used to inform hazard and…
February 8, 2019
2009 National Clean Hands Report Card® Survey Findings
The following questions were asked of 888 American adults (446 men and 442 women). The independent consumer research study was completed August 6-9, 2009, on behalf of The Soap and Detergent Association (now the American Cleaning Institute), by Echo Research. The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percent.
Approximately how many times do you wash your hands on an average day?
Results:
More than 10 times (50%); up 14% from…
February 8, 2019