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With a little preparation, you can be ready to enjoy a stress-free picnic.
When preparing or serving food in the great outdoors, there are a few extra steps and considerations that you may not have at home or even in your backyard. Food needs to be stored properly to be safely consumed during your al fresco meal. Spills and stains have more time to set before they can get to the laundry. And you need to be prepared to clean up thoroughly to leave things…
Packets Up! Emphasizes Safe Use of Liquid Laundry Packets
Spanish Webpage Helps Reach More Families, Provides Resources for Parents
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) launched a Spanish version of the Packets Up! Webpage. Now in its eleventh year, the Packets Up! effort works to help reduce the number of unintended exposures to liquid laundry packets among children.
The new Packets Up webpage features a whiteboard video, safety clings, Store not Décor…
The Soap and Detergent Association
Risk Assessment
Guidance for
Enzyme-Containing
Products
Table of Contents
Preface 2
Executive Summary 3
Chapter 1 — Introduction to Enzymes 4
Chapter 2 — Introduction to Risk Assessment 6
Chapter 3 — Hazard Identification 8
Chapter 4 — Dose-Response Assessment 11
Chapter 5 — Exposure Assessment 17
Chapter 6 — Risk Characterization 23
Chapter 7 — Risk Management 28
Chapter 8 — Conclusions 30
Bibliography 31
Glossary 38
Appendix 1 — Estimation…
Don’t Let Your Guard Down While Keeping Clean, Advises Safe Kids Worldwide, American Cleaning Institute
71% of Liquid Laundry Packets Users Say They Keep Products Out of Sight and Reach of Children
Safety Front & Center During National Poison Prevention Week, March 20-26
Statistic Recap Here
For National Poison Prevention Week, Safe Kids Worldwide has teamed up with the American Cleaning Institute to remind parents and caregivers to be especially attentive about…
Life's messy. Have a stain you're not sure how to get out?
How to remove stains from clothes:
Deal with it as early as possible. The less time a stain has to soak in, the easier it will be to remove, although there are ways to remove old stains out of clothes as well.
Pre-treat with a stain remover, then let it soak in.
Launder according to the fabric care instructions. Regular stains…
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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ACI Handwashing Bookmark
ACI Handwashing Bookmark (Spanish)
ACI Product Fact Sheet – Cleaning Product Ingredients
ACI Product Fact Sheet – Hand Dishwashing Soaps and Detergents
ACI Product…
The American Cleaning Institute suggests these tips for more sustainable and better living:
Simply Sustainable
Avoid Wasting Product:
Read labels and use the recommended amount of cleaning product.
Use cleaning products until they are finished, to reduce unnecessary waste.
Reduce Water and Energy Used:
Turn off the water tap between tasks.
When doing your laundry or running the dish washer, wash full loads.
Choose a lower…
OECD SIDS LONG CHAIN ALCOHOLS
1
SIDS Initial Assessment Report
For
SIAM 22
Paris, France, 18 – 21 April 2006
TOME 1: SIAR
Category Name Long Chain Alcohols
(C6-22 primary aliphatic alcohols)
1. and 2. Chemical CAS no. Chemical name
Names and CAS numbers 111-27-3 1-Hexanol
111-87-5 1-Octanol
112-30-1 1-Decanol
112-42-5 1-Undecanol
112-70-9 1-Tridecanol
112-72-1 1-Tetradecanol
629-76-5 1-Pentadecanol
36653-82-4 1-Hexadecanol
143-28-2 9-Octadecen-1-ol, (9Z)-…
You may have heard about a proposed bill in New York City that would restrict the use of polyvinyl alcohol, (also known as PVA or PVOH), a water-soluble polymer used to make sustainable laundry and automatic dishwasher detergent packets. This legislation is due to a campaign launched by the company Blueland to discredit polyvinyl alcohol use in detergents, despite decades of proof on safe use. We're diving into the science to separate myth from fact…
Family life runs more smoothly when there is a shared responsibility for the housework. Whether it's a simple effort like putting dirty clothes in the hamper or a major job like washing the kitchen floor, almost every family member can contribute in some way that fits his/her age and other responsibilities. These guidelines help everyone in the family find a way to pitch in and make doing the housework easier and less of a one-person chore.Practice Prevention Keep clutter to a minimum.…