The ingredients in your cleaning products fall into several different categories, added to provide different characteristics and cleaning functions. Each product formula is a careful balance of various ingredients that will work best for what you are trying to clean. Learn more!
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI), the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC), Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), Consumer Brands Association (CBA), and Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) submitted comments to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) regarding the draft “Method Performance Criteria” (draft/MPC). The draft MPC provides guidance on what test methods are acceptable for manufacturers to use to determine whether…
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) -- in collaboration with International Association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance Products (A.I.S.E.), Association of Manufacturers and Formulators of Enzyme Products (AMFEP) and Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) -- developed a factsheet on the role of enzymes in detergent products.
“The aim of this factsheet is to explain the role of these important ingredients, their environmental benefits and specific…
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) issued the following statement by Richard Sedlak, Executive Vice President, Technical & International Affairs, on a final rule by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) governing consumer hand sanitizer products and ingredients:
"Hand sanitizers are a critical part of healthy hand hygiene routines for millions of people every single day. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend using alcohol…
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) and several association allies submitted comments to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) regarding the agency’s guidelines for manufacturers seeking to comply with a law limiting the amount of 1,4-dioxane that can be present in household cleansing, personal care, and cosmetic products sold or offered for sale in-state.
ACI, joined by the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC), Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA),…
American Cleaning Institute Asks Agency to Remedy Issues Involving Bulk Containers and Refilling
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) is pressing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to clarify policies on labeling and refilling practices involving hand sanitizers.
In a letter sent to the agency, ACI expressed concerns related to the “new, increasingly widespread practice of providing hand sanitizers to consumers in public settings...that are often sold in bulk and used to fill…
After a cleaning product has been used and goes down the drain, its ingredients become part of your household wastewater and are treated by the same wastewater treatment system that treats the other wastes from your home — before the water reaches groundwater or its receiving streams, lakes, estuaries or oceans. Today’s cleaning products are designed to be compatible with a wide variety of wastewater treatment systems in use throughout the United States,…
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The American Cleaning Institute (ACI), the trade association for the cleaning products supply chain, announced the promotion of Jessica Ek to Senior Director, Digital Communications.
Ms. Ek has been with ACI since 2018, serving as Director, Digital Communications. She will continue to play an essential role in leading the strategy, content creation and management of several websites, a multitude of social media channels and a consumer blog, among others.
“Jessica has elevated ACI’s digital…
Washington, D.C. – February 16, 2018 – The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) issued the following statement in response to research published in the journal Science – and related news coverage – discussing the potential effects of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) found in consumer products, including cleaning products:
"The findings of research on the estimated emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) found in many consumer products, including some cleaning products, need to be put…
