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Cleaning Product Supply Chain Innovations Showcased at ACI Convention
2ND ACI Innovation & New Technologies Showcase Set for Jan. 27 in Orlando
Washington, D.C. – January 23, 2017 – The 2017 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Industry Convention will shine the spotlight on creative and sustainable chemistries taking place within the cleaning product supply chain.
The second ACI Innovation & New Technologies Showcase takes place Friday, January 27th from 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM…
February 4, 2019
Steve Tanner is the 2022 recipient of the American Cleaning Institute’s (ACI) Elva Walker Spillane Distinguished Service Award, in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the cleaning product supply chain and to ACI.
Mr. Tanner is currently Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Arylessence, Inc. As a business leader, Steve has always encouraged close working partnerships among major consumer product companies, manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, and the fragrance industry…
January 31, 2022
Washington, D.C. – January 29, 2019 – William H. "Bill" Phillips, a recognized environmental, health and safety expert throughout the cleaning products industry, is the 2019 recipient of the American Cleaning Institute’s (ACI) Elva Walker Spillane Distinguished Service Award.
Bill Phillips is currently Director of Regulatory Affairs for Ecolab Inc. He joined Ecolab in 2003 and developed corporate environmental, health and safety (EHS) programs. He managed facility EHS audits, worker…
March 11, 2019
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) provided a report to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) describing specific progress on all ongoing studies within ACI’s Topical Antiseptics Program (TAP), addressing safety and efficacy data gaps for critical antiseptic ingredients.
The progress report submitted to FDA:
Provides a status update of data generation activities across multiple active ingredients ACI is supporting (benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride, chloroxylenol, ethanol and…
October 21, 2021
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…
April 25, 2023
83% of Households Use Wipes at Least Once a Week
92% of Consumers Have Used a Cleaning, Disinfecting or Sanitizing Wipe
ACI Showcases Consumer Survey Data at 2021 World of Wipes Conference
Cleaning and disinfection practices experienced during the coronavirus pandemic will likely remain for many Americans, 50 percent of whom say they will continue to frequently disinfect high touch surfaces, according to survey data released by the American Cleaning Institute (ACI).
Speaking…
July 14, 2021
<p>The following question was asked of 1,008 American adults (500 men and 508 women). The independent consumer research study was completed February 25-28, on behalf of The Soap and Detergent Association (SDA), by Echo Research. The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percent.</p><p><strong>Do you regularly engage in spring cleaning?</strong></p><p><strong&…
February 8, 2019
New Packets Up! Advice Aimed at Laundromat Customers
ACI is a Gold Sponsor of #PrevCon2023
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) is convening with hundreds of top safety experts and partners at the Safe Kids Worldwide Childhood Injury Prevention Convention (PrevCon) for four days of conversation focused on preventing unintentional childhood injuries.
As a Gold Sponsor of PrevCon 2023 (July 23-26), ACI will highlight the Packets Up! Campaign. Now in its eleventh year, the Packets Up! effort…
July 23, 2023
ACI Distinguished Paper Award Presented at AOCS Annual Meeting
Findings can be Used for Screening and Development of New Detergents
Research that could be used for screening and developing new detergents based on biomimetic membranes has been recognized as the best paper published in 2021 in the Journal of Surfactants and Detergents.
The authors were recognized during the 2022 American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) Annual Meeting, held May 1-4 in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Distinguished Paper…
May 3, 2022
The cleaning product supply chain increased production, worked around the clock to meet increased demand and provided crucial information on proper product use as the coronavirus pandemic drastically challenged the national landscape, said the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) in comments to a Senate panel examining manufacturers’ response to COVID-19.
In a letter to the leaders of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, ACI said that “the proper use of cleaning products has…
November 17, 2020