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Without cleaning products, life as we know it couldn’t exist. Soaps and the other cleaners we use every day prevent the spread of germs and bacteria. We rely on them to thwart the common cold, to sterilize operating rooms, to clean up after disasters, to avert foodborne illnesses, and to keep our homes and clothes looking better and lasting longer. This, of course, is just the beginning of the importance of soap.
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.
Surface active agents, or surfactants, are an important component of laundry and dish detergents because they loosen and remove dirt from the surface. They also…
1ACI is a trade association for the $30 billion U.S. cleaning products industry. ACI members include the formulators of soaps,
detergents, and general cleaning products used in household, commercial, industrial and institutional settings; companies that
supply ingredients and finished packaging for these products; and oleochemical producers.
282 Fed. Reg. 4255 (Jan. 13, 2016).
3Public Law 114-182 (June 22, 2016).
March 14, 2017…
In a letter to President Joe Biden, the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) outlined several policy priorities to “help ensure and enhance the availability of critical products and chemistries for the American people.”
ACI’s goal “remains to ensure delivery of finished cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting products critical to combating the novel coronavirus to market and increasing the supply of ingredients to accomplish this goal,” wrote…
Melissa Hockstad, ACI President & CEO talks about the work ACI is undertaking on the important issue of environmental justice in her latest LinkedIn article.
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Prevention of Price Gouging and Availability of
Critical Cleaning Products and Ingredients: COVID-19 Pandemic (March 2020)
Background
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) is the nation’s leading association representing the cleaning products
value chain. It is the highest priority for ACI and its member companies that consumers have uninterrupted
access to critical cleaning products during the ongoing Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)…
Experts agree that frequent handwashing is one of the first lines of defense against many illnesses. But no matter how many times you wash your hands, there are always some sneaky little germs lurking around to hitch a ride on your skin. They loiter on shopping cart handles, linger on light switches, lurk about the phone and even hang around on the remote controls. That's why disinfectants and disinfecting cleaners can be a helpful option…
This monograph summarizes: I ) critical fate and effects data required for an
environmental risk assessment on sodium hypochlorite; and 2) conclusions
drawn from a risk assessment of sodium hypochlorite in the United States.
Although focused on conditions in the U.S., data from other parts of the world
that are relevant to a U.S. assessment are included in the monograph. The
monograph is written for a technical audience, but not necessarily one
familiar…
New Packets Up! Advice Aimed at Laundromat Customers
ACI is a Gold Sponsor of #PrevCon2023
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) is convening with hundreds of top safety experts and partners at the Safe Kids Worldwide Childhood Injury Prevention Convention (PrevCon) for four days of conversation focused on preventing unintentional childhood injuries.
As a Gold Sponsor of PrevCon 2023 (July 23-26), ACI will highlight the…