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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…
January 20, 2023
Joining ACI affords you an opportunity to become part of an organization that believes in its purpose of serving 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 cleaning products industry. We are looking for people who value collaboration, who are committed to excellence, and who…
December 6, 2018
Social Media Blogs, Videos Portray Unsafe Use of Cleaning Products
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) issued the following safety reminder in the wake of news reports on social media videos portraying individuals ingesting powder detergents and additives:
“Powdered detergent and additives are only intended to clean clothes and other surfaces and have been safely used by consumers for decades.
“Although safe when used as directed, the intentional misuse of these products is dangerous and…
July 25, 2023
Liquid Laundry Packets, Laundry Sheets, Microbial-Based Cleaners Should be Added to EPA Program, Says ACI
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) recommends new product categories be added to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) potential expansion of their Safer Choice and Design for the Environment (DfE) Programs.
The Safer Choice and DfE programs allow companies to get an agency-approved label if their products are proven to meet stringent health and environmental…
September 11, 2023
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,…
September 14, 2023
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 – involved a commonly…
May 16, 2023
Cleaning Chemistry Catalog provides resources on household cleaning product ingredients
Unveiling of C3 Tool Underscores Theme of 2023 National Cleaning Week: Understanding Clean
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) kicked off National Cleaning Week (March 26 - April 1) by launching a redesigned database for the Cleaning Chemistry Catalog (C3), a resource that provides information related to the safety of ingredients used in household cleaning products.
Originally launched in 2012 under the…
March 24, 2023
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named the American Cleaning Institute (ACI), the trade association for the U.S. cleaning product supply chain, as a Safer Choice Partner of the Year.
EPA’s Safer Choice helps consumers, businesses, and purchasers find products that perform and contain ingredients that are safer for human health and the environment.
Throughout 2022, ACI amplified Safer Choice’s messaging, featuring the program in member newsletters, ACI’s 2022…
October 2, 2023
Agency Rejects “Unnecessary Petition” that Would Have Restricted Polyvinyl Alcohol
American Cleaning Institute Commends EPA for “Sticking to the Science”
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) applauded a decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reject a petition requesting increased testing and changing the safety status of a key chemistry used to make concentrated detergent unit-dose packets and sheets from its Safer Choice program.
At issue was a call from a single cleaning…
April 25, 2023
Steve Christenson, who for more than a quarter century held a wide range of leadership roles in both the regulatory affairs and corporate counsel space for Ecolab Inc. and within the cleaning products industry, is the 2023 recipient of the ACI Elva Walker Spillane Distinguished Service Award.
Steve recently retired as Ecolab’s Senior Vice President – Global Regulatory Affairs and Associate General Counsel after 26 years at the company.
Steve was actively engaged at ACI for two decades in a…
January 25, 2023