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Procter & Gamble Across the cleaning product supply chain, companies have increased production, adapted manufacturing lines, donated money and resources, and taken extra measures to protect their employees. Here is one such story from Procter & Gamble. See our full COVID-19 Impact Report for more. Since 2005, Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) Tide Loads of Hope program has been providing free laundry services to…
What happened in 2022 in the cleaning products industry? Check out the achievements in our top five priority areas:
Here at ACI, we have challenged our members to align their corporate climate strategy and targets with the 1.5°C ambition, which strives to reach net-zero global emissions by 2050. Across the cleaning products industry, companies are taking bold action to limit the global average temperature rise to less than 1.5°C. Milliken & Company has stepped up to the challenge. ACI spoke with Milliken's Deidre Sandrock, Director of Sustainability and Innovation, and Cindy Boiter, EVP and…
With the arrival of Tropical Storm Barry, it's important to know what to do in case of flood damage and how to clean your home and belongings safely and effectively.
Help others stay #SafeAndCleanAtHome for #GivingTuesday. Our latest blog post shares what the cleaning products industry has been doing to help and how you can, too.
This free webinar will be hosted the ACI and the American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS). The event features Kathleen Stanton, ACI Associate Vice President of Technical & International Affairs and fellow co-authors of the Journal of Surfactants and Detergents paper, “Precise Measurement of 1,4-Dioxane Concentration in Cleaning Products: A Review of the Current State-of-the-Art,”. The presentation will outline the group’s research on methodologies used to quantify 1,…
Cleaning can lead to a lot of questions and we’re here to help. Here are answers to some of the questions we’ve gotten. Don’t see what you’re looking for? Check out our stain guide, surface cleaning guide and other home cleaning resources. In addition, get the latest tips and advice from our Cleaning Is Caring blog! If you have an idea for a question you think we should add to this list, please submit it below.…
Learn about PVA & Water Soluble Films Used in Dishwashing and Laundry Pods and Packets Liquid detergent packets were introduced to the North American market in 2010 and have since become an important product. They have grown in popularity because they provide a convenient way to deliver the correct dose of detergent for maximum cleaning efficiency. With increased use come…
1. Derivation of Hazard Quotient Risks were characterized using the HQ approach (Nabholz 1991). HQs can be used to characterize the probability of adverse effects to ecological receptors and often focuses on phylogenetic groups (e.g., algae, invertebrates, and fish). HQs are defined as the quotient of the PECs and PNECs: 𝐻𝑄 = 𝑃𝐸𝐶 𝑃𝑁𝐸𝐶 If a PEC is less than a PNEC the likelihood that an organism will be impacted by the…
The Ingredient Naming Translator was generated in order to clarify the various naming conventions that can apply to a single cleaning product ingredient, so that any user of a cleaning product can access information about the ingredient they are interested in.  Please note that the Translator was developed as a comprehensive cross reference of ingredient names encountered during the Cleaning Product Ingredient Safety Initiative. As…