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Q. I’m motivated this year to do a massive spring cleaning but with little kids running around my home, I'm concerned about cleaning product safety. How should I be planning to clean safely?
A. We encourage parents to do spring cleaning in the absence of young children so that you can give it your full attention without distractions. Here are some additional safety tips —
Children are usually curious and explore all the new things they find around a household. Take…
Fragrance Creators Association (Fragrance Creators) President & CEO Farah K. Ahmed and the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) President & CEO Melissa Hockstad released a joint statement today, recognizing the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB’s) efforts to promote practical education and training related to new consumer products VOC regulations. The organizations co-hosted a one-hour webinar for members yesterday featuring Joe Calavita, Manager, Consumer Products…
ACI Co-Led Session to Address Major Infection Control Conference
ACI’s Paul DeLeo to Describe Pending Rule Changes That Could Affect Product Availability
Washington, D.C. – June 14, 2017 – The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) will help infection control experts better understand the process and possible results from pending U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decisions on the safety and effectiveness of certain active ingredients used in healthcare antiseptics in early…
ACI Submits Comments to FTC on Key Environmental Claims
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to bring greater clarity on its enforcement of environmental marketing claims which will allow “consumers to make better informed purchasing decisions” going forward.
In comments submitted to the FTC on proposed revisions to the agency’s Guides for the Use of Environmental Marking Claims (“Green Guides”), ACI called for “more frequent opportunities for…
As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to make updates to its Safer Choice Standards, the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) expressed support but is seeking modifications to what EPA is proposing.
The proposed updates to Safer Choice are the first since 2015. Many ACI member companies participate in the program, whose aim is to help consumers, businesses, and purchasers find products that perform and contain ingredients that are safer for human health and the environment.
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The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) today announced that its President and CEO, Melissa Hockstad, will step down from her position to lead the Consumer Brands Association. Hockstad joined ACI in January 2017 and has led the association for the last eight years. ACI has announced that it will initiate a search to identify a new leader.
Under Hockstad’s leadership, ACI experienced a transformative period of innovation and strategic growth. Her tenure saw the successful execution of key…
Senior Director, Regulatory and International Affairs
Marie Gargas serves as the Senior Director of Regulatory and International Affairs at the American Cleaning Institute. In managing environmental health and safety regulatory issues, she collaborates with scientists and regulatory experts to develop and direct research strategies that support scientifically and technically sound positions of the cleaning products industry. Marie also fosters ACI's collaboration with…
The American Cleaning Institute is the Home of the U.S. Cleaning Products Industry®, the non-profit trade association representing manufacturers of household, industrial, and institutional cleaning products, their ingredients and finished packaging; oleochemical producers; and chemical distributors to the cleaning products industry. ACI has 120-plus member companies.
Find out why companies find value as members of ACI:
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Manager, State Government Affairs
Jamie Logan is the Manager of State Government Affairs at the American Cleaning Institute. His day-to-day responsibilities include working with government affairs professionals at member companies to develop and support policies at the state level. Such work encompasses evaluating legislation, collaborating with in-state counsel and communicating advocacy activities to ACI membership. Mr. Logan’s areas of focus range from packaging and…
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations:
1q10 Single day lowest flow over a 10-year period
7q10 Seven consecutive day lowest flow over a 10-year period
ACI American Cleaning Institute
CDR Chemical Data Reporting
CPIES Cleaning Product Ingredient Environmental Safety
ECHA European Chemicals Agency
ECOSAR Ecological Structure Activity Relationship
ECOTOX Ecotoxicology Knowledgebase
E-FAST Exposure and Fate Assessment Screening Tool
EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency…