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What is Coronavirus
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), coronaviruses are a large family of viruses, some of which already circulate among humans and cause mild illness, like the common cold. COVID-19 has symptoms associated with respiratory illnesses, including fever, cough and shortness of breath. It spreads like other respiratory illnesses as well, primarily through person-to-person contact.
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Students Will Explore the Science of Product Formulation April 7-8 in DC
ACI Booth Supports New STEM Website, Exploration Clean
Washington, DC, April 2, 2018 – A simple activity will demonstrate how chemistry is essential for creating consumer products – specifically liquid hand soaps – at the American Cleaning Institute’s (ACI) booth during the USA Science & Engineering Festival April 7-8 in Washington, D.C. …
ACI Distinguished Paper Award Presented at AOCS Annual Meeting
Research that could be used for screening and developing new detergents based on biomimetic membranes has been recognized as the best paper published in 2022 in the Journal of Surfactants and Detergents.
The authors were recognized during the 2023 American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) Annual Meeting, held April 30 - May 3 in Denver, Colorado.
The Distinguished Paper Award is an annual honor…
ACI member sustainability challenge contributes to nonprofit bringing clean water into underserved communities
For the second year, the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) led social media challenge, ‘Our Future is Clean,’ highlighted the sustainability efforts across the cleaning products industry. The challenge kicked off on September 17 in coordination with Climate Week and ran through October 31.
To participate, member companies and their staff posted on…
Interactive, Online Resource Targets Middle-School Students
ACI Program Dovetails With Efforts to Promote STEM Education
Site Available at ExplorationClean.org
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) launched "Exploration Clean", an online experience aimed at teaching middle-school students the science and chemistry behind cleaning.
This is the first step in creating a platform containing educational modules for children describing the science and…
ACI's 2018 Mid-Year Meeting took place at our headquarters in Washington DC from June 18th - 20th, giving 118 registrants a chance to network, discuss current trends in the cleaning products industry and strategize during meetings of our experts standing committees. This was followed by the Board of Directors meeting on June 21.
An opening presentation from Nathan Brown and Howard Sklamberg from Akin Grump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP walked members through how to…
Dr. Wayne Ashton, Senior Vice President, Home and Personal Care at IFF, is the 2025 recipient of the ACI Elva Walker Spillane Distinguished Service Award. This honor is for Dr. Ashton’s many years of outstanding service to the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) and the cleaning products industry. He was actively engaged at ACI as a member of the Board of Directors from 2014-2023, having served as Chairman from 2021-2023, Treasurer from 2019-2021, member of the Board’s…
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) will co-chair regulatory and sustainability sessions at the 2023 AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo, April 30 – May 3 in Denver, CO.
ACI will share information about our Cleaning Chemistry Catalog (C3), a database that provides information related to the safety of ingredients used in household cleaning products. C3 illustrates how safety assessment data from publicly available sources can be used to determine if human and environmental risks are…