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The origins of personal cleanliness date back to prehistoric times. Since water is essential for life, the earliest people lived near water and knew something about its cleansing properties - at the very least that it rinsed mud off their hands! Fast forward to the Seventh Century when soap making was an established craft in Europe. Soap maker guilds guarded their trade secrets very closely. Vegetable and animal oils were used with ashes of plants, along with fragrances to enhance the cleaning…
R E S E A R C H R E P O R T : E Y E IRRITATION AND SURFACTANT PROPERTIES O F NONIONIC SURFACTANTS Part 2. In Vivo Test Results February 23, 1998 Prepared for: Non-Animal Testing Research Subcommittee Biomedical Research Committee Soap and Detergent Association 475 Park Avenue South New York, New York 10016 John E . Heinze, Ph.D. Technical Consultant Nonionic Surfactants Report: Part 2. In Vivo Test Results CONTENTS Page E X E C U T I V…
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24July2018 1 Reporting Rates of Liquid Laundry Detergent Packet Exposures Reported to the National Poison Data System (NPDS): Post Period Data Surveillance Kate M. Reynolds, MPH Research Projects Manager-Drug and Consumer Product Safety Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Center, Denver Health and Hospital Authority Heather Delva-Clark, MEd Research Projects Coordinator-Drug and Consumer Product Safety Rocky Mountain…
21March2018 1 Reporting Rates of Liquid Laundry Detergent Packet Exposures Reported to the National Poison Data System (NPDS): Transition Period Data Surveillance Kate M. Reynolds, MPH Research Projects Manager-Drug and Consumer Product Safety Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Center, Denver Health and Hospital Authority Heather Delva-Clark, MEd Research Projects Coordinator-Drug and Consumer Product Safety Rocky…
American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Issues Important Safety Reminders As We Clean More While Young Children Are Home With millions of Americans now working from home while their children are out of school, we tend to be cleaning more to help protect against the spread of coronavirus. New reports indicate an increase in calls to poison control centers for unintended exposures to cleaning and disinfecting products. The American Cleaning Institute (ACI –…
Washington, D.C. – September 17, 2018 – The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) issued the following statement in response to a study and related analysis claiming that common household cleaners and disinfectants may be contributing to the risk of children being overweight. The study in question was published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.  ACI’s statement may be attributed to Richard Sedlak,…
Polyvinyl Alcohol Film (PVA/PVOH) Has Long Record of Safety, Biodegradability Campaigners’ Previous Claims Against PVOH Thoroughly Rejected by EPA The American Cleaning Institute, (ACI) the trade association for the cleaning products supply chain, issued the following statement in response to a proposed bill in New York City that would restrict the use of polyvinyl alcohol, (also known as PVA or PVOH), a water-soluble polymer used to make sustainable…
24July2018 1 Evaluation of Liquid Laundry Detergent Packet Exposures Reported to the National Poison Data System (NPDS) Before and After the Implementation of American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Safety Standards Kate M. Reynolds, MPH Research Projects Manager-Drug and Consumer Product Safety Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Center, Denver Health and Hospital Authority Heather Delva-Clark, MEd Research Projects…
LIQUID LAUNDRY PACKET SAFETY STANDARD LABEL FEATURES 1. Manipulative skill or dexterity to open 2. Test criteria for being child-resistant 3. Intellectual skill of a child at least six years old to open 4. Force greater than what a child is capable of generating to open 5. Hand dexterity characteristics greater than those of an average-sized child to open PACKAGE FEATURES PACKET FEATURES Warning Information Safety Icons First Aid Instructions /…