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Consumers Agree That Cleanliness Matters As cold and flu season approaches, 81% of Americans are concerned about cleanliness in offices and retail businesses. American Cleaning Institute Offers Updated Free Resource to Help Keep Employees, Customers Healthy and Safe. The American Cleaning Institute (ACI), the trade association for the cleaning product supply chain, announces the launch of “Clean Means Business: A Guide for Healthy Workspaces,” a free toolkit providing…
November 22, 2023
Product safety is a key component of product stewardship. In the cleaning product industry, manufacturers need tests to assess the hazards of their products to promote safe and responsible use. In this workshop, we will review in vitro cellular and tissue-based testing methods for respiratory irritation throughout the life cycle of cleaning products, from raw materials, formulation of intermediate and end use products, and use in their intended markets. The content of the workshop will be used…
January 6, 2023
Consumers Can Continue to Use Their Detergent Products Safely and Effectively The American Cleaning Institute (ACI), the trade association representing the cleaning products industry, issued a statement to clear up any confusion about the impact of a New York State law affecting detergent products that consumers use safely and effectively every day. The law in question strictly limits trace levels of 1,4-dioxane in detergents and cleaning products (among other products).…
January 27, 2023
CMA, as part of National Association of Manufacturers, Brings Together Business Leaders Within the Trade Association Community Melissa Hockstad, President & CEO of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI), will serve as the Chair of the National Association of Manufacturers’ (NAM) Council of Manufacturers Associations (CMA). Made up of over 200 industry-specific manufacturing associations representing 130,000 companies worldwide, the CMA creates powerful partnerships across the industry…
January 13, 2023
Program Finalized, Speakers Added for ACI Workshop on New Test Methods for Cleaning Product Safety   March 2 Event Brings Together Experts Reviewing Latest In Vitro Methods to Assess Respiratory Irritation Event Registration is Open on ACI’s Website Washington, D.C. – February 16, 2023 – An in-depth agenda has been finalized and new speakers added to the American Cleaning Institute’s (ACI) March 2 workshop, “New Approach Methods (NAMs) for the In Vitro Assessment of Cleaning Products for…
January 6, 2023
Ronald Birnbaum, Vice President, Base Ingredients, Evonik Corporation, is the newest member of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Board of Directors. Birnbaum was elected during the Board’s meeting at ACI’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. “We continue to add in-depth, senior-level industry knowledge and expertise to our Board of Directors, which strengthens our ability to navigate the critical priorities of the global cleaning product supply chain,” said Melissa Hockstad, ACI President…
November 16, 2023
This tool is an online database that serves as a resource for information related to the safety of ingredients used in household cleaning products. Search About FAQ Resources   */ */   About The Cleaning Chemistry Catalog illustrates how safety assessment data from publicly available sources can be incorporated into screening level risk assessment methodologies for household cleaning product…
March 21, 2023
What is Coronavirus According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), coronaviruses are a large family of viruses, some of which already circulate among humans and cause mild illness, like the common cold. COVID-19 has symptoms associated with respiratory illnesses, including fever, cough and shortness of breath. It spreads like other respiratory illnesses as well, primarily through person-to-person contact. Cleaning for Coronavirus Handwashing: Proper…
February 28, 2020
ACI CEO Melissa Hockstad Unveils Theme for Industry’s Top Business Event Work on Advancing Sustainability Initiatives, Ingredient Communication Policy Highlighted During ACI State of the Association Address Besides the American Cleaning Institute, ACI will also stand for something else at its 2024 Industry Convention: “Advancing Cleaning Innovation.” Melissa Hockstad, ACI President & CEO, announced the theme for the 2024 Convention during her State of the Association address at the…
June 13, 2023
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) the trade association for the cleaning products supply chain, announces the appointment of Ana Fraisse as Manager, Sustainability Engagement. In this role, Fraisse will be responsible for engaging member companies to advance sustainability initiatives, building consumer education and NGO engagement strategies, developing case studies and benchmarking industry priorities. Fraisse joins ACI from Pyxera Global, where she was Engagement Manager, Strategic…
September 25, 2023