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Federal Level Focus Includes Supply Chain Issues, Support for EPA Funding “State of the Association” Highlighted at ACI’s 2022 Mid-Year Meeting The cleaning product supply chain will face increased state-level legislative and regulatory activities in the second half of 2022, potentially affecting chemical ingredient, packaging and cleaning product use and disposal issues, according to Melissa Hockstad, President and CEO of the American Cleaning Institute. During the State of the Association…
ACI is actively engaged at all levels of the public policy process in an effort to support the sustainability of the cleaning products industry through science-based advocacy. This includes work to ensure sustainable chemical management policies, including the use of risk-based approaches in governmental and private sector programs, in order to minimize unjustified or excessive constraints on product innovation and formulation.ACI members can get further details on state and federal…
The ACI Member Sustainability Showcase is our one-stop online information source for cleaning product industry sustainability updates. It is a portal to our member companies’ best sustainability content, including sustainability reports, webpages, press releases, and other initiatives. ACI is enthusiastic about every opportunity to celebrate and promote the sustainability success stories of all our member companies. With countless efforts underway in…
FINAL REPORT NUTRIENT REMOVAL BIOASSAY METHODS FOR ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF DECREASED NUTRIENT LOADING ON PHYTOPLANKTON COMMUNITIES IN AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS Project Report for Research Supported by the Soap and Detergent Association Submitted June 1992 Walter K. Do& Division of Biology Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 66502 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction and Summary Acknowledgements…
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 Coordinator-Drug…
TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE ..................................... I. Acknowledgements 1 11. Introduction......................................... 2 111. Chapter 1. Influence of Inorganic and Organic Nutrient Enrichment on Blue-Green Algal Activity and Relative Biomass in a Eutrophic Southwest Montana Reservoir ................................................... 5 IV. Chapter 2. Immunochemical Localization of Nitrogenase in Marine T- Aggregates: Relationship to N2 fixing Potential…
Senior Vice President, Science & Regulatory Affairs Jim joined the American Cleaning Institute in July 2018.  His areas of responsibility are the toxicology, human safety and efficacy of topical antiseptics, including research, regulatory affairs and outreach.  Prior to joining ACI, Jim was a Senior Toxicologist at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and…
THE FUNCTION OF ENZYMES IN CLEANING | ENZYMES ENABLE SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL SAVINGS | SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS FOR ENZYMESTHE ROLE OF ENZYMES IN DETERGENT PRODUCTS The role of enzymes in detergent products The industry’s commitment to safe and sustainable use What is an enzyme? An enzyme is a catalyst which can speed up biological processes. Enzymes exist in all of nature – in microorganisms, plants, animals, as well as human bodies. Enzymes were introduced as ingredients in cleaning…
Research Shows Method to be Precise, Accurate Article published in Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, co-authored by American Cleaning Institute A new study co-authored by the American Cleaning Institute is showcasing a new method to evaluate exceedingly low levels of 1,4-dioxane precisely and accurately in finished cleaning products. The research, “A novel protocol for quantitative determination of 1,4-dioxane in finished cleaning products,” is now available in the Journal of…
Sasol’s O’Brien Re-elected as Chair, Phoenix Brands’ Littlefield Re-elected as Vice-Chair Washington, DC, February 9, 2016 – The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Board of Directors re-elected their officers and welcomed three new executives to its membership at the 2016 ACI Convention. Returning as Board Chair is Tom O’Brien, Senior Vice President, Performance Chemicals, Sasol. Also re-elected were Board Vice-Chair Bill Littlefield, President & CEO, Phoenix Brands…