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New data released through the standards-setting body ASTM International show a substantial decline in the rate of young children’s exposures associated with liquid laundry packets. This shows the interventions are working. Progress has been made, yet there is more work to be done. An ASTM subcommittee, which met June 12 in Washington, D.C., reviewed data collected from 2017. The December 2015 publication of ASTM's liquid laundry packets voluntary safety…
Four executives from leading companies across the cleaning product supply chain were elected to the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Board of Directors: Mike Clark, Vice President, Organics – Sasol Performance Chemicals Charles Crawford, Ph.D., Head of R&D, Laundry and Home Care, North America – Henkel Consumer Goods Inc. Rene Garza, Vice President, Household Care, Americas – Novozymes…
Ideally, there shouldn’t be a right way or a wrong way to clean – as long as someone is actually cleaning! But, many a fight has been had over the proper way to load a dishwasher. So here are some handy tips to keep the dishes clean, and families intact. For dishwashers made in the past 10 years, simply scrape off food. You do not need to rinse. This wastes water. Many dishwashers have a "quick rinse" setting that…
New Directors Elected to Two-Year Term Four executives joined the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Board of Directors during the 2024 ACI Industry Convention in Orlando, FL. New Directors elected to a two-year term on the Board include: Parthiv Amin, Senior Vice President, Care Chemicals North America, BASF Corporation Deb Fiddelke, Vice President, Global Public Affairs, SC Johnson Stephan Habif, Chief…
ACI conducted a national survey in 2017 among 1,000 parents and caregivers, half with children under the age of 4, which gathered insights about current laundry safety habits among parents with young children. While highlighting positive behaviors to prevent accidental exposures, the findings also point to a need for further education. Below are the results from the survey: 43% of families with children under the age of four reported that…
Enzymes David A. Basketter, Francis H. Kruszewski, Sophie Mathieu, Donald Bruce Kirchner, Anthony Panepinto, Mark Fieldsend, Volker Siegert, Fiona Barnes, Robert Bookstaff, Merete Simonsen and Beth Concoby 2015
Key Information for Caregivers: As With Any Household Cleaning Product, Safe Use and Storage of Laundry Packets is Essential Safety Tips Available on ACI Website: www.cleaninginstitute.org/caregiver-tips/ Detergent Manufacturers Are Fully Committed to Reducing Incidents Related to Laundry Packets Companies Have Made Significant Changes to the Products and Packaging More than 99% of Liquid Laundry Packets Being…
CEO Melissa Hockstad: New Strategic Plan Will “Strengthen ACI’s Focus With Where We Want To Win, Have Maximum Impacts” 2020-2022 Will Have Enhanced Focus on Business, Science, Sustainability, Communications A new strategic plan approved by the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Board of Directors will allow the association to be more agile, more forward thinking and better position ACI for the long term, said…
American Cleaning Institute Responds to New Study Addressing Accidental Exposures to Liquid Laundry Packets The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) issued the following response to a new study – published in the journal Pediatrics – that examined calls to poison control centers related to accidental exposures to liquid laundry packets: "The consensus safety standard…