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There’s nothing more important than the health and well-being of our friends and family, especially those who can’t always care for themselves. Learn about cleaning product safety.
ACI Connects at AAFCS About Accident Prevention and Supports Student Service Projects!
The American Cleaning Institute® (ACI) met with more than 700 family and consumer sciences educators about accident prevention in the home during the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences’ (AAFCS) 108th Annual Conference & Expo.
For 44 years, AAFCS has worked with ACI to share educational messages and information related to the safe and proper use of cleaning…
Washington, D.C. – November 13, 2018 – On average, Americans spend approximately six hours per week cleaning their homes, with more than a quarter (28 percent) spending over seven hours straightening up. However, roughly a third of us are concerned if it’s enough and if we’re cleaning correctly, according to survey results compiled by the American Cleaning Institute.
2018 ACI National Cleaning Survey Stats on Cleaning Habits:
28 percent clean…
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.
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Q. Thinking about your college kid(s), how prepared do you feel they are to clean their own space?
- 26% said completely prepared
- 38% said very prepared
- 29% said somewhat prepared
- 5% said not very prepared
- 2% said not at all prepared
Q. Which of the following, if any, do you think prevents your college kid(s) from keeping their space clean?
- 56% said lack of motivation
- 46% said lack of time
- 24% said roommate(s) get in the way of them cleaning
-…
The American Cleaning Institute® (ACI) is the Home of the U.S. Cleaning Products Industry®.
ACI serves the growth and innovation of the U.S. cleaning products industry by advancing the health and quality of life of people and protecting our planet. ACI achieves this through a continuous commitment to sound science and being a credible voice for the $57.4 billion cleaning products industry.
Read our history, who we are, and who we represent, as well as find out how ACI and…
March 25, 2020
Dear Mr. President, Governors, Mayors and other local elected officials:
We recognize and appreciate the aggressive steps that are being taken to respond to the threats of the
COVID-19 virus. We represent the manufacturers, distributors and supply chain of the products and raw
materials that ensure public health and safety during these times of a pandemic. Protecting our
workforce, their families and our communities are our top priorities.
Unfortunately, there…
Cleaning Product Supply Chain Experts Discuss Industry Priorities Feb. 2
Panelists Include Representatives from P&G, SC Johnson, Henkel, Milliken, Plastipak
2022 ACI Convention, January 31-February 5 in Orlando, FL
Policy and packaging experts from across the cleaning product supply chain will address two key industry priorities – ingredient communication and sustainable packaging – during the ACI Convention Issues Briefing February 2 in Orlando, Florida.
The ACI Convention – the…
The use of cleaning products, disinfectants and their chemistries contribute to public health in homes, schools, healthcare settings and communities every single day. But consumers might not understand this after reading some of the commentaries in news coverage of a review article summarizing previous research on a key chemistry used in many cleaning products and disinfectants.
The news coverage and related headlines – some of which were a bit alarmist – involved a commonly used family of…
Methods
A Time-Kill Kinetic Study of Four Antiseptic Active Ingredients Versus Strains of Twenty-six
Species of Medically Relevant Bacteria and Yeast
J. A. Mitchell1, T. Eastman2, J. Albright3, J.L. Fuls4, D.R. Macinga5, J.R. Rubino6, and F.H. Kruszewski7
1 Wordsmith Scientific & Regulatory, LLC., Bozeman, MT, 2 BioScience Laboratories, Inc., Bozeman, MT, 3 Ecolab Inc., Saint Paul, MN, 4 Henkel Corporation, Phoenix, AZ, 5 GOJO Industries, Inc., Cleveland, OH, 6 RB, Montvale, NJ, 7…