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Q. If products aren’t tested on animals (Awesome!), how do companies ensure they’re safe to use?
A. Testing methods that don’t rely on animals as used for demonstrating and predicting the toxicity of chemicals and product formulations are increasing being used in product development applications and for some product categories they are accepted by regulatory authorities to help show a chemical or product is safe.
When consumer products are…
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Contact:
Brian Sansoni, SDA – 202-680-9327
Scott Openshaw, GMA – 202-295-3957
Gretchen Schaefer, CSPA – 202-872-8100
Washington, DC (October 6, 2009) – Before a historic conference on modernizing the Toxic
Substances Control Act of 1976, the Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA), Grocery
Manufacturers Association (GMA) and The Soap and Detergent Association (SDA) today
offered eight building blocks to help guide the development of an updated law for…
Consider donating unopened cleaning supplies to a local shelter to help give back to your community today!
How to Read
a Disinfecting Product Label
american cleaning institute®
www.cleaninginstitute.org
WHAT TO LOOK FOR Directions
Always use products as instructed for safe use and best results.
Directions for disinfectants will include:
• Which surfaces or fabrics to use the product on—it’s important to
only use disinfecting products on surfaces as described on the label
• How much of the product to use, if it should be diluted,
and how to do that
•…
ACI members can receive a 15% registration discount at Cleaning Products US. Contact ACI’s Membership Office for details.
Register for the event on the conference website.
Session topics include:
Consumer Trends that Impact the Cleaning Industry
Sustainable Innovations Right Around the Corner
Creating Cleaning as a Lifestyle Change
Dust Up: Furniture, Floor and Air Quality
Strengthening Links in Our Supply Chain…
Q: My kids love the Cookie Monster, and he inspired them to help me make holiday cookies. But our cookie decorating sessions always end up with food coloring stains on their clothes. How do I remove them?
If you treat the stains as soon as the decorating session is over, they will be easier to remove.
Start by sponging the stain with cold water to remove as much of the food coloring as possible. Then pretreat with a prewash stain-remover and launder. If the stain remains, mix a solution of 1/…
ACI and Good Housekeeping will be partnering again for Discover Cleaning 2022: The Clean, Healthy & Happy Home. It will be a virtual event held on October 26 at 1 PM EDT.
This year’s summit will take a whole-home approach and examine consumer issues, industry innovations and home design and other trends related to kitchen and bathroom cleaning, laundry challenges and maintaining good indoor air quality. Key discussion topics will include …
While we strive for spotless, tidy homes, let’s face it – there are about a million things we’d rather do than clean. We’ve got busy work weeks, and the last thing we want to do on Saturdays is more work. So, to help you out, we compiled a list of ideas to help make your cleaning FUN – and maybe even have you looking forward to it. See what you think!
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, ACI Executive Vice President,…
Q. During cold and flu season, when, if at all, do you typically change your cleaning habits (i.e. clean more thoroughly or frequently)?
25% said Only if I or someone else in the home is sick
18% said Only if guests are coming over
15% said Only if there is an uptick in illness numbers
2% said Other
27% said I preemptively change my cleaning habits for the whole season
32% said I don’t change my cleaning habits
Q. How confident are you that…