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2025 ACI Convention Set for Jan. 27-31, Orlando, FL Abstract Deadline for ACI Members: September 13 The ACI Innovation Showcase, taking place during the 2025 ACI Annual Meeting & Industry Convention, provides a stage for companies to showcase their cutting-edge and creative new ideas and chemistries to leading cleaning product supply chain representatives. This is a must-attend event at the ACI Convention, which brings together key decision makers from across the…
Quick Laundry Tips for the Whole Family Whether you live to do laundry or it’s your least favorite chore, we’ve all got to do it. These practical tips and decorating tricks will make the laundry one of the simplest chores on your checklist. Now laundry day doesn’t look so bad after all. 1. Take advantage of your alone time Whether your child is taking a nap or they’re out on the soccer field, take the opportunity to get a few loads done…
It may be the holiday season, but it’s also cold and flu season. Keep illnesses from spreading through holidays into the New Year with these tips, for a cleaner and healthier for you and everyone around you. Get a Flu Shot. While flu season starts to peak in November, the heaviest months for flu are December through March. It takes about two weeks after vaccination for the antibodies that provide protection against influenza infection to develop in the body. The Centers for…
Free, Online Resource Arms Child Care Center Employees, Caregivers and Children with Targeted Hygiene Best Practices Download the Toolkit: https://cleaninginstitute.org/childcare The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) launched its C is for Clean: Building Blocks of Healthy Child Care Toolkit providing evergreen, easy-to-understand recommendations on disinfecting, cleaning and hygiene protocols to help keep child care centers safe and healthy…
Front load washing machines are efficient and stylish, but as with anything in our homes, should be cared for to get optimal performance.
cdc.gov/coronavirus COVID-19: Considerations for Schools Carrie Dooyema Community Guidance Development Team Overview of Presentation  Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)  Plan and Prepare  Promoting Behaviors that Prevent Spread  Maintaining Healthy Environments and Operations  Preparing for When Someone Gets Sick  CDC Resources Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) COVID-19: Outbreak Update  Caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2  First U.S. case reported January 21, 2020…
Set a good example by washing your own hands often and properly. Teach kids to wash their hands for at least 20 seconds, rinsing and drying completely. Tell kids when to wash, such as after using the bathroom, before eating and after touching animals, blowing your nose, coughing and sneezing. Keep alcohol-based hand sanitizers, gels or antibacterial wipes on hand when soap and water are unavailable. 222 111 555 At Your Finger-Tips Learning hand…
Q. How often, if ever, do you or someone in your household engage in spring cleaning?  76% Every year (among Millennials 73%) 8% Every other year (among Millennials 10%) 7% Every few years (among Millennials 9%) 3% Less often than every few years (among Millennials 5%) 6% I never spring clean (among Millennials 4%) 91 percent of Americans and 96 percent of Millennials engage in spring cleaning, with 76 percent of the…
Automatic dishwashers represent a tremendous saving in time and effort; they minimize breakage through reduced handling of dishes; they help keep the kitchen neater and more clutter-free; and cleanup after entertaining is simplified. These are benefits that have much appeal to consumers. In order to ensure that public health standards are maintained, hospitals and many other food service institutions are required by law to clean dishes by automatic dishwashing methods. The…
Understand the language of soaps and detergents. ALCOHOL: A class of organic compounds containing one or more hydroxyl groups. The alcohols used in light duty and liquid laundry detergents are isopropanol or ethanol (ethyl alcohol). These alcohols are used at low levels in liquid detergent formulations to control viscosity, to act as a solvent for other ingredients, and to provide resistance to low and freezing temperatures encountered in shipping, warehousing, and use. &…