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Released: 20-Sep-2018 10:05 AM EDT
ACI Responds to "Sensational" Study Claims on Cleaners, Disinfectants
American Cleaning Institute

A study and related analysis claiming cleaners and disinfectants contribute to children’s risk of being overweight are “sensational” and “don’t really hold up,” according to the American Cleaning Institute.​

   
Released: 30-Jul-2018 2:05 PM EDT
American Cleaning Institute Names Toxicologist James Kim as Associate Vice President, Science & Regulatory Affairs
American Cleaning Institute

James Kim, a toxicologist with extensive scientific and research experience in the public, private and academic sectors, has joined the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) as Associate Vice President, Science & Regulatory Affairs. Dr. Kim most recently served as toxicologist with the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Statistical and Science Policy Branch. OMB is part of the Executive Office of the President.

Released: 20-Jun-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Paws for the Handwashing Cause: Washington State Students Honored for Teaching Hygiene Education
American Cleaning Institute

A group of Kittitas (WA) students who used their school mascot Paws to help teach their classmates about good hand hygiene behaviors are the recipients of the 2018 “Healthy Schools, Healthy People, It’s a SNAP” National Award. The honor is handed out annually as part of a joint initiative from the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) to promote handwashing among students.

Released: 8-May-2018 8:05 AM EDT
Better Cleaning In Cold? Researchers Explore Ways to Enhance Detergent Performance In Low Temperature Washing
American Cleaning Institute

Research that explores new ways for laundry detergents to improve their cleaning performance in lower wash temperatures was honored with the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Distinguished Paper Award, recognizing the most outstanding research to appear in 2017 in the Journal of Surfactants and Detergents.

Released: 2-Apr-2018 10:05 AM EDT
ACI to Present the Chemistry of Clean “Live” at USA Science & Engineering Festival
American Cleaning Institute

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. At the ACI booth (#6436), students will visit a series of stations to learn about the function of several ingredients found in a liquid hand soap.

Released: 15-Mar-2018 10:05 AM EDT
ACI: Packets Up! = Accident Prevention
American Cleaning Institute

The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) has a simple reminder for parents and caregivers: “Packets Up! is accident prevention.” PACKETS UP! is ACI’s consumer safety initiative to help reduce the number of accidents related to liquid laundry packets. As part of its PACKETS UP! program, ACI launched an educational microsite, PACKETSUP.com, which offers resources to encourage safe laundry room practices.

Released: 16-Feb-2018 11:05 AM EST
American Cleaning Institute Statement: Study Examining Effects of Cleaning Product Chemicals
American Cleaning Institute

In response to a widely-reported study, the American Cleaning Institute said that laundry and dishwashing products have a minimal impact overall through the selection of ingredients that biodegrade during wastewater treatment,

Released: 31-Jan-2018 9:00 AM EST
Longtime Sasol Executive Tom O’Brien Receives ACI Distinguished Service Award
American Cleaning Institute

Tom O’Brien, a leader with more than three decades of experience in the chemical and cleaning product supply chains – including many years with Sasol – is the 2018 recipient of the American Cleaning Institute Distinguished Service Award.

Released: 29-Jan-2018 8:05 AM EST
ACI Unveils ‘Exploration Clean’: Teaching the Chemistry Behind Cleaning
American Cleaning Institute

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 engineering that goes into cleaning products

Released: 19-Dec-2017 4:00 PM EST
ACI Statement: FDA Final Rule on Healthcare Antiseptic Ingredients
American Cleaning Institute

The American Cleaning Institute (ACI)welcomed a decision by the Food and Drug Administration to defer rulemaking on critically important ingredients used in healthcare antiseptic products, including soaps, hand washes and rubs.

Released: 28-Nov-2017 11:05 AM EST
Millennials Will Dish the Dirt on Cleaning at 2018 ACI Convention
American Cleaning Institute

Dive deep into marketing to millennials during a special consumer panel at the 2018 American Cleaning Institute Industry Convention, January 29-February 3 at the Grande Lakes Orlando in Orlando, Florida. Takasago, in partnership with ACI, will present the panel, “Coming Clean with Millennials”, on Wednesday, January 31 at 7:30 a.m. during ACI Convention Week.

Released: 8-Nov-2017 4:40 PM EST
Innovation & New Technology Showcase Returns to ACI Convention
American Cleaning Institute

Innovative products and chemistries within the cleaning product supply chain will be highlighted at the 2018 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Annual Meeting & Industry Convention.

Released: 31-Oct-2017 10:10 AM EDT
ACI Convention Charity Events to Benefit Clean the World
American Cleaning Institute

Clean the World, a leader in global health which recycles discarded hygiene products and distributes them to children and families in need, will be the charity of choice at the 2018 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Annual Meeting & Industry Convention.

Released: 14-Jun-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Manufacturers Help Infection Control Experts Make Sense of FDA Rules on Antiseptic Ingredients
American Cleaning Institute

The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) will help infection control experts better understand the process and possible results from pending U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decisions on the safety and effectiveness of certain active ingredients used in healthcare antiseptics in early 2018. Dr. Paul DeLeo, ACI Associate Vice President, Environmental Safety, will be part of a team of experts speaking at the 2017 Association for Professionals in Infection Control (APIC) and Epidemiology Convention in Portland, Oregon.

Released: 5-May-2017 12:05 PM EDT
EPA Honors the American Cleaning Institute as Safer Choice Partner of the Year
American Cleaning Institute

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named the American Cleaning Institute (ACI), the trade association of the U.S. cleaning product supply chain, as a Safer Choice Partner of the Year. ACI (www.cleaninginstitute.org) was recognized in the Supporter category.

Released: 3-May-2017 6:05 AM EDT
Researchers Unlock the Mysteries of Fabric Softener Science
American Cleaning Institute

Millions of consumers love the “softness” of their clothing after using liquid fabric softeners. Scientists from the Kao Corporation in Japan have unlocked the mechanism describing how these products work effectively on cloths and yarns, which could pave the way to more effective softening products. Their research was honored with the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Distinguished Paper Award, recognizing the most outstanding research to appear in 2016 in the Journal of Surfactants and Detergents.

Released: 2-May-2017 7:05 AM EDT
Greener Chemistry Through Glycerine
American Cleaning Institute

Research focused on converting crude glycerine, a key chemical feedstock in over-supply – into greener, more value-added products on developing alternative, greener technologies and processes – is being honored with the 2017 Glycerine Innovation Award. The award is sponsored by the American Cleaning Institute® (ACI) and the National Biodiesel Board (NBB).

Released: 29-Mar-2017 9:05 AM EDT
High Schoolers Honored for Highlighting “Healthy Holidays” Hygiene
American Cleaning Institute

Litchfield, Minnesota high school students who used holiday-themed messages to hammer home the importance of hand hygiene are the recipients of the 2017 “Healthy Schools, Healthy People: It’s a SNAP” National Award. The Healthy Schools, Healthy People, It’s a SNAP! (School Network for Absenteeism Prevention) program is a joint initiative of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) to promote handwashing among students.

Released: 26-Jan-2017 10:05 AM EST
Consumer Cleaning Product Ingredient Safety Website Completed
American Cleaning Institute

Safety data on hundreds of chemicals in the U.S. consumer cleaning product supply chain have been collected and are now available through the website for the American Cleaning Institute’s (ACI) Cleaning Product Ingredient Safety Initiative (CPISI), ACI announced that more than five years of work on the Initiative has been finalized, providing reams of publicly available data on ingredients in cleaning products.

Released: 20-Jul-2016 10:05 AM EDT
ACI Chronicles Decades of Cleaning Product Safety Research
American Cleaning Institute

Cleaning product manufacturers and suppliers have a lengthy history of carrying out and supporting research on the environmental fate and effects of cleaning product ingredients, according to an article by scientists at the American Cleaning Institute. Writing in SETAC Globe – a technical communication of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry – ACI’s science team lays out highlights of the Institute’s research over much of its 90-year history, including examples of novel approaches applied to down-the-drain consumer chemicals.

Released: 3-May-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Research to Help Better Remove Baked-on, Stuck-on Food Soils Honored by American Cleaning Institute
American Cleaning Institute

Researchers devising a new way to help dish detergent makers remove stuck-on food stains are being honored by American Cleaning Institute.

Released: 13-Apr-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Make STEM “Fun”: ACI Video, Activity Kits Teach “The Science Behind Soap”
American Cleaning Institute

The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) unveiled a new video and classroom activity kit to help teach “The Science Behind Soap,” the theme for ACI’s exhibit at the USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C. ACI’s exhibit demonstrates for students the science behind the chemistries that help produce the safe and effective products that enhance our health and quality of life.

Released: 18-Mar-2016 9:05 AM EDT
PPWC Launches Week-Long Campaign to Prevent Poisonings
American Cleaning Institute

Unintentional poisoning hazards span a lifetime but preventing poisoning can take only moments. During National Poison Prevention Week, March 20 – 26, 2016, the Poison Prevention Week Council (PPWC) will take to social media to bring awareness to the common, but often hidden poison dangers, as well as encourage the public to take a few simple precautions to prevent poisonings.

Released: 16-Feb-2016 12:05 PM EST
Chemicals and Asthma: ACI Webinar Series to Explore the State of the Science
American Cleaning Institute

The first of an American Cleaning Institute-sponsored webinar series on “Advancing the Science on Chemical-Induced Asthma” kicks off February 25 to help provide researchers with greater insights on an often mischaracterized topic.

Released: 28-Jan-2016 7:05 AM EST
ACI Cleaning Product Ingredient Safety Initiative Enters Final Phase
American Cleaning Institute

The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) has moved into the final phase of its Cleaning Product Ingredient Safety Initiative (CPISI) in 2016. It’s goal is to provide complete safety information for every ingredient used in every formulated consumer cleaning product manufactured by ACI member companies.

Released: 22-Jan-2016 11:05 AM EST
ACI Convention Unveils First-Ever Innovation & New Technologies Showcase
American Cleaning Institute

The 2016 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Convention will feature a new session that gives ACI member companies the opportunity to shine a spotlight on new product, ingredient and packaging innovations and technologies. The 90th ACI Convention takes place January 25-30 at the Grande Lakes Orlando in Orlando, Florida. The event is the global cleaning product supply chain’s top business-to-business forum.

Released: 6-Jan-2016 10:05 AM EST
Educators Honored for Teaching “The Science Behind Cleaning”
American Cleaning Institute

Two Purdue University Extension educators were honored by the American Cleaning Institute® (ACI) for helping consumers learn the science behind cleaning products.

Released: 5-Nov-2015 10:05 AM EST
Keeping Children Safe and Healthy: Best Practices Information for Child Care Providers
American Cleaning Institute

New posters from the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) and Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA) give child care providers critical information on properly using cleaning products in their facilities.

Released: 3-Nov-2015 9:05 AM EST
American Cleaning Institute Urges FDA to Preserve Critical Healthcare Antibacterial Products, Ingredients
American Cleaning Institute

The American Cleaning Institute® (ACI) urged the Food and Drug Administration to re-evaluate all data relevant to the safety and efficacy of antibacterial health care ingredients and make affirmative findings that they are generally recognized as safe and effective. ACI submitted detailed comments to FDA on the agency’s proposed rules governing over-the-counter antiseptic healthcare products.

Released: 21-Jul-2015 10:05 AM EDT
Study Shows Detergent Manufacturers Safely, Effectively Using Enzymes in the Workplace
American Cleaning Institute

Detergent manufacturers have shown that by following industry guidelines on properly handling enzymes in factories, they “can deliver a safe working environment” and help ensure good occupational hygiene, according to newly published research. A study appearing in the peer-reviewed Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene found that by employing stringent protocols, coupled with regular surveillance of workforce health and safety, worker exposures to enzymes can be minimized and the risks associated with the use of enzymes in detergent factories can be effectively managed.

Released: 29-Jun-2015 10:05 AM EDT
Minnesota Students Honored for Efforts to “Clean Up Germ City”
American Cleaning Institute

Family and Consumer Science students at Minnesota’s Fulda High School, aiming to educate other students about the importance of handwashing, decided they needed to “Clean Up Germ City.” Their classroom project ended up receiving a national award from the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC).

Released: 1-Jun-2015 12:05 AM EDT
ACI Research on Ecolabeling Trends, Surfactant Safety, Avoiding Animal Testing on Display at CESIO 2015
American Cleaning Institute

The American Cleaning Institute will share its expertise on trends in North American ecolabeling, the safety of fatty alcohol-based surfactants, and how existing industry research prevents unnecessary animal testing at CESIO 2015, the 10th World Surfactant Congress and Business Convention, June 1-3 in Istanbul, Turkey.

Released: 5-May-2015 8:05 AM EDT
Research Creating High Value Products from Glycerine Glut Receives 2015 Innovation Award
American Cleaning Institute

With the rapid growth of global biodiesel consumption leading to significant amounts of glycerine being added to the market, a French researcher’s work to turn that glycerine glut into high value-added products was honored at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS).

Released: 3-Apr-2015 12:05 PM EDT
American Cleaning Institute Response to Study on Household Use of Bleach
American Cleaning Institute

A study attacking the household use of bleach completely ignores the benefits of the product when it is properly used for cleaning, disinfecting and laundering, according to the American Cleaning Institute.

Released: 1-Apr-2015 11:05 AM EDT
Research Tool Gives the Heads Up on Down-the-Drain Chemicals
American Cleaning Institute

New research demonstrates how a web-based tool developed by the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) can more precisely forecast levels of down-the-drain chemicals in streams and rivers.

Released: 17-Mar-2015 10:05 AM EDT
American Cleaning Institute Names Ceara Flake as Director of Legal Affairs
American Cleaning Institute

The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) welcomed Ceara N. Flake as its Director of Legal Affairs, a new position within the organization, which represents the U.S. cleaning products industry.

Released: 14-Oct-2014 4:00 PM EDT
ACI: Simple Steps to Make Every Day Global Handwashing Day
American Cleaning Institute

In commemoration of Global Handwashing Day, October 15, the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) is offering schools, students and community leaders ideas and online resources to encourage handwashing every day of the year.

Released: 31-Jul-2014 4:00 PM EDT
ACI Receives Top ASAE Honors for its KEY Pledge Laundry Safety Campaign
American Cleaning Institute

The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) has earned a 2014 ASAE “Power of A” Silver Award for its KEY Pledge Laundry Safety Campaign, which educates parents and caregivers across the country about the proper usage, handling and storage for single-load liquid laundry packets. The Washington, D.C.-based ASAE (American Society of Association Executives) honored ACI for its power to enrich lives through the deployment of a number of educational resources in English and Spanish, including the KEY Pledge, designed to create public awareness and engagement to prevent accidents among young children, especially babies and toddlers up to five years old.

Released: 28-Jul-2014 3:10 PM EDT
50-Year Review of Key Detergent Ingredient Use Shows No Adverse Environmental Impacts
American Cleaning Institute

A comprehensive review of five decades’ worth of research shows that high volume use of major detergent ingredients have had no adverse environmental impacts to waterways and river sediments, according to a paper co-authored by the American Cleaning Institute (www.cleaninginstitute.org). The review article was published in the peer-reviewed journal Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology (Volume 44, Issue 17, 2014).

Released: 22-May-2014 2:00 PM EDT
Georgia School Receives National Honor for Handwashing Campaign
American Cleaning Institute

Students at Douglasville, Georgia's Dorsett Shoals Elementary School gave “2 Thumbs Up for Healthy Hands.” That led to national recognition for their handwashing awareness efforts by the “Healthy Schools, Healthy People, It’s a SNAP” program, a joint initiative of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Released: 7-May-2014 10:00 AM EDT
Beneath the Soap Bubble: Research Helps Ferret out the Facts on Foam
American Cleaning Institute

All foams are not created equal. Researchers have tried to figure how the aqueous solution from a particular surfactant – the main cleaning agent in detergents – can have different properties. Or, in scientific terms, how do we better understand the parameters that determine foam properties? Scientists Julia Boos, Wiebke Drenckhan, and Cosima Stubenrauch’s research into this complex topic was recognized as the best paper published in 2013 in the Journal of Surfactants & Detergents. The Distinguished Paper Award is an annual honor presented by the American Cleaning Institute® (ACI) at the Annual Meeting of the American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS).

Released: 15-Apr-2014 3:00 PM EDT
Study Demonstrates That Antibacterial Soaps Can Reduce Risk of Foodborne Illness
American Cleaning Institute

Newly published research shows that the use of antibacterial soaps can reduce the spread of harmful bacteria – that often leads to foodborne illness – more effectively than using non-antibacterial soaps. “This research provides strong evidence that antibacterial soaps are significantly more effective than non-antibacterial soaps in reducing Shigella on the hands and its subsequent transfer to ready-to-eat foods,” the researchers wrote in the Journal of Food Protection.

Released: 19-Mar-2014 2:00 PM EDT
Out of Reach, Out of Sight: Simple Steps to Prevent Laundry Packet Poisonings
American Cleaning Institute

In a survey conducted for the American Cleaning Institute (ACI – www.cleaninginstitute.org), 86% of respondents admitted they are not safely storing single-load liquid laundry packets. Commemorating National Poison Prevention Week (March 16-22), ACI is urging parents and caregivers to keep laundry packets and all household cleaning products up, away and out of the reach of children.

Released: 13-Mar-2014 10:00 AM EDT
National Poison Prevention Week: A Time to Act
American Cleaning Institute

It is National Poison Prevention Week (March 16-22, 2014), and the public is urged to use this time to check their homes for hidden poison dangers and to take important steps to eliminate hazards. Last year, more than three million calls were placed to poison centers nationwide due to poison-related exposure.

Released: 28-Jan-2014 8:00 AM EST
Cleaning Product Ingredient Safety Data Now Available on ACI Inventory Website
American Cleaning Institute

Safety data on ingredients used in more than 900 consumer cleaning products is now easily accessible through the American Cleaning Institute’s Hazard Data Portal. The announcement was made during ACI’s 2014 Annual Meeting & Industry Convention. ACI launched its Ingredient Inventory in 2012 with a list of more than 900 chemical ingredients used by ACI members to manufacture consumer cleaning products, including laundry care products (e.g., laundry detergents, fabric softeners), dish care products (automatic dish detergents, hand dish detergents) and hard surface cleaners.

Released: 31-Oct-2013 5:00 PM EDT
Minnesota Students Visit DC to Scare Away “Handwashing Horrors”
American Cleaning Institute

Three Litchfield, MN high school students showed the nation’s capital how to scare away “handwashing horrors”. Students Ali McGraw, Kalley Spreiter and Abby Roediger created a multi-media hygiene education campaign, “Germs don't scare us - we wash them away!” that earned them the Healthy Schools, Healthy People national program award, and won a trip to Washington, D.C. to showcase their efforts.

Released: 24-Oct-2013 7:00 AM EDT
Awards Honor Efforts to “Measure Up, Wash Up”
American Cleaning Institute

Extension educators who taught their local communities to properly measure detergents and promoted important handwashing skills to young students are recipients of national awards presented by the American Cleaning Institute. ACI partners with the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences in annually presenting the “Clean and Healthy Families & Communities” Award.

Released: 17-Oct-2013 3:00 PM EDT
Students’ Artwork Delivers a Message on Poison Prevention
American Cleaning Institute

Students from Georgia, Alabama and Hawaii found the right words and pictures to convey important messages about preventing poisonings – and they are being honored as the winners of the 2013 National Poison Prevention Week poster contest.

Released: 4-Jun-2013 5:00 PM EDT
ACI Presentations to Focus on Sustainability Advancements, Ecolabeling Trends, Surfactant Safety at CESIO 2013
American Cleaning Institute

The American Cleaning Institute® (ACI) will share its expertise on sustainability advancements in the cleaning products industry, trends in North American ecolabeling, and the safety of fatty alcohol based surfactants at CESIO – the 9th World Surfactant Congress and Business Convention, June 10-12. The event, held in Barcelona, Spain, is organized on behalf of the European Committee of Organic Surfactants and their Intermediates (CESIO), a sector group of Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council.

Released: 15-May-2013 12:00 PM EDT
Workshop Showcases How Antibacterial Products Are Judged Effective
American Cleaning Institute

Antibacterial experts and manufacturers of antibacterial soaps are showcasing the latest methods for demonstrating the effectiveness of antibacterial hand soaps and sanitizers in killing disease-causing germs. During the 2013 meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), the American Cleaning Institute® (ACI) and the Personal Care Products Council are outlining the latest scientific techniques that are being used to evaluate the activity of rinse-off and leave-on antibacterial products used on the skin.


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