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Survey: Americans Still Give a Thumbs Up to Handwashing
Handwashing Habit Will Be the Habit They’ll Keep Up with in the Months Ahead, American Cleaning Institute Survey Finds Ahead of Cold and Flu Season, ACI Reminds Americans to Remain Vigilant and Maintain Healthy Habits with Proper Hand Hygiene Global Handwashing Day Oct. 15 Handwashing outranks other pandemic-related countermeasures – such as wearing masks and social distancing – that Americans indicate they’ll continue in the next months, an American Cleaning…
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ACI, PTA to Host Learning Lab: Commit to Clean – How Hygiene is Critical to Healthy Schools
Free Webinar for Parents and Teachers on December 8, 2020 at Noon EST The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) is partnering with the National Parent Teachers Association (PTA) to sponsor and moderate a December 8 panel discussion on the challenges schools and families are facing this school year when it comes to staying safe and healthy—and also cleaning, disinfecting and hand hygiene best practices, with actionable advice for school staff and parents. During…
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Using Bleach in Laundry
Bleaches help whiten, brighten and remove stains. Here's how to use bleach on clothes: Bleach converts soils into colorless, soluble particles which are easily removed by detergents, then carried away in the wash water. Bleach can also brighten and whiten fabrics and help remove stubborn stains. Sodium hypochlorite bleaches (also called chlorine or liquid household bleach) are the more powerful laundry bleaches; they disinfect, as well as clean and whiten. They work on many whites and…
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COVID-19_Considerations_for Schools_Dooyema.pdf
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…
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New ACI Toolkit Provides Critical Cleaning, Hygiene Support for Schools
“Healthy Schools, Healthy People” Program Provides Free Resources to Help Keep the School Community Healthy and Safe Toolkit Available Online at Cleaninginstitute.org/SchoolHealth As school systems across the country assess reopening plans, the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) unveiled a new toolkit of concise information on proper hygiene, cleaning and disinfecting protocols to help keep the school community healthy and safe. The online materials are…
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Ask ACI: What is the difference between cleaning, disinfecting and sanitizing?
Cleaning: This involves removing unwanted contaminants, such as soil, dirt and grease, from a surface, material, or your hands. It’s usually what you’re doing when washing with soap and water. Cleaning along with rinsing and using a cloth or paper towel may remove some germs as well when they’re washed or wiped away. Sanitizing: When sanitizing, you’re reducing (but not necessarily eliminating) the number of germs on the surface to levels…
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Clorox’s Eric Reynolds Elected Chair of ACI’s Board of Directors; Dow’s Eric Peeters to Serve as Vice Chair
Nouryon’s Suzanne Carroll Elected ACI Treasurer ACI Welcomes IFF’s Renee Henze, Reckitt’s Chris Housmekerides as New Directors Eric Reynolds of The Clorox Company and Eric Peeters of Dow Inc. are the new Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Board of Directors. Reynolds serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at The Clorox Company, while Peeters is Dow’s Vice President of Sustainability, Performance Materials and…
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Detergent_Research_at_SDA.pdf
The scope of SDA research over the of children, it is on his or her bookshelf. past 10 years has been unusually The fifth edition was edited by twoDetergentbroad. Research activity has been di- medical experts. Dr. Anthony Temple,vided into two major areas: human McNeU Laboratories, and Dr. Frederick safety and environmental acceptability Lovejoy, Harvard Medical School.Research tflof detergents and detergent raw mate- Information in the bulletin on the rials. Briefly, SDA research in the hu-…
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Do I need to wash this?
The sniff test may tell you if you wore enough deodorant, but does not always work when deciding if you need to wash your clothes. What you do, the fabric type, the wear and the weather can play a deciding factor. The American Cleaning Institute offers these tips to help determine if it’s time to wash those bed sheets, jeans, shirts, socks and underwear. Bed sheets should be washed at least every two weeks, more often if you sweat a lot at…
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15_Heavy_Metals_in_Cleaning_Products.pdf
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