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How did you do? Find out what what the answers were and why to increase your cleaning and disinfecting know-how.
1. How often should you wash a reusable face covering?
Never, unless someone else is going to use it
After each use
Weekly
Monthly
Just spray it with disinfectant
Why: The CDC recommends washing your face covering routinely. Best practice is after each use. Cloth masks can be washed by machine or by hand, then should be…
Clean homes. Clean workplaces. Clean schools. We’re all drawn to the clean we can "see." But we also know that just because something looks clean, doesn’t mean it really is clean. Learn about the role disinfecting and sanitizing in preventing the spread of illness-causing germs. You can’t see germs — like Salmonella, E. coli, or Influenza. But "pathogenic," or disease-causing, germs can be alive and thriving on surfaces all around you — at home, at work and at school…
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SOAPS AND DETERGENTS:
IN VITRO EYE IRRITATION TESTS
APRIL 4, 1994
PREPARED BY:
Mildred. S. Christian, Ph.D., ATS
President
and
Robert M. Diener, D.V.M.
Consultant
SOAPS AND DETERGENTS: IN VITRO EYE IRRITATION TESTS
Introduction
For almost 50 years the Draize eye irritation test (Draize, 1944) has been the accepted standard
for…
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P.O. t.B~ 369
!Jforsliam, P.!Jt 19044
(215) 443·8710
(215) 672-3619 1'.9IX
SOAPS AND DETERGENTS:
IN VITRO EYE IRRITATION TESTS
APRIL 4, 1994
PREPARED BY:
Mildred. S. Christian, Ph.D., ATS
President
and
Robert M. Diener, D.V.M.
Consultant
SOAPS AND DETERGENTS: IN VITRO EYE IRRITATION TESTS
Introduction
For almost 50 years the Draize eye irritation test (Draize, 1944) has been the accepted standard
for…
Strategies for Cleaning Success
Did you ever think about how the spring-cleaning ritual developed? Before the advent of electricity and a host of other modern conveniences, homes were heated with coal, oil and/or wood, and lit by gas or candlelight. Soot and grime were the natural companions of winter. Once spring arrived, the doors were thrown open, and everything – rugs, furniture, cupboards, curtains and more – was aired out, cleaned out,…
ACI, CBC Unveil Informational Resources on Quats, A Valuable Ingredient in Many Common Disinfectants
Quaternary Ammonium Compounds: FAQ on Common Disinfectant Ingredients
Part of ACI’s Ingredient Communication Initiative
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI), in partnership with the American Chemistry Council’s Center for Biocide Chemistries (CBC), launched a new webpage geared towards better understanding common disinfectant ingredients known as quaternary ammonium compounds, also referred to as QACs or quats.
Quats are a group of chemicals that are often found as the…
The following question was asked of 1,000 adults (447 men and 553 women). The independent consumer research study was completed online by Echo Research February 29-March 4, 2012, on behalf of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI). The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percent.
How often, if at all, do you or someone in your household engage in spring cleaning?
Every year (62%)
Every other year (8%)
Every few years (7%)
Less often than…
The American Cleaning Institute – the trade association for the cleaning products industry – released the following statement in response to irresponsible headlines and stories - attempting to summarize a study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience - that distort the safety and beneficial use of quaternary ammonium compounds:
The use of cleaning products, disinfectants and their chemistries contribute to public health…
March 20, 2017
Jeffery Morris, Ph.D., Director
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460-0001
(via www.regulations.gov)
Re: Procedures for Prioritization of Chemicals for Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA); Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0636
Dear Dr. Morris:
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI)(1) is pleased to provide the following comments…
70% of Americans find that cleaning gives them a sense of accomplishment
60% of Americans are more attracted to their partner when they take the initiative to clean their home
Learn More on ACI’s 2024 Cleaning Survey Results During this National Cleaning Week
Nearly 9 in 10 Americans (87%) feel their best, both mentally and physically, when they have a clean home, according to survey data…