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The American Cleaning Institute expressed disappointment at the recent consumer guidance issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging consumers to “skip” using antibacterial soap.
ACI and a group of member company manufacturers of antibacterial soaps and ingredients continue to comply with stringent safety and efficacy requirements set by FDA in the 2016 final rule for consumer antiseptic hand washes, through a multi-year, multi-million-dollar research effort, according to James Kim…
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Designed to Support Personnel in K-12 Schools and Early Care Education
Schools play a central role in slowing the spread of diseases in communities by providing healthy, safe, and supportive learning environments for students. To support these efforts, the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) is hosting a webinar covering best practices and key prevention strategies to keep students, staff, and school communities healthy.
The free webinar, “Clean Hands and Spaces,” will be…
James Kim Named VP, Science & Regulatory Affairs
Kathleen Stanton Named Associate VP, Technical & International Affairs
Edgar Chavez Named Controller
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) announced promotions for three of its team members, including two leaders in its scientific and regulatory department.
Dr. James Kim, previously Associate Vice President, Science & Regulatory Affairs, is now the Vice President, Science & Regulatory Affairs. Late last year…
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) has enhanced and expanded its “Exploration Clean” online experience to further help teach middle-school students the science and chemistry behind cleaning. New features include:
A new, interactive surfactant game – "Get the Dirt"
Updated Science of Soap ebook
Ingredients reimagined as Characters of the Cleaning Court
This site relaunch is the next step in building educational modules for children describing the science and engineering that…
EPA Honor Recognizes Toxicological Reviews Resulting in 8 Ingredients Added to SCIL
ACI is First Non-Manufacturer Group to Successfully Submit Chemicals for Approval by EPA Safer Choice Program
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 was recognized as an outstanding Safer Choice Supporter.
EPA’s Safer Choice program helps consumers…
American Cleaning Institute Board Also Elects Five New Members from BASF, Novozymes, Procter & Gamble, Sasol, Stepan
The American Cleaning Institute’s Board of Directors elected new leadership at its first meeting of the year, selecting Wayne Ashton, Vice President, Home & Personal Care, IFF, as Board Chair. Eric Reynolds, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, The Clorox Company, is the new Vice Chair.
Ashton and Reynolds are succeeding Sundar Raman, Procter…
In a letter to President Joe Biden, the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) outlined several policy priorities to “help ensure and enhance the availability of critical products and chemistries for the American people.”
ACI’s goal “remains to ensure delivery of finished cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting products critical to combating the novel coronavirus to market and increasing the supply of ingredients to accomplish this goal,” wrote Melissa Hockstad, ACI President and CEO. “ACI member…
Findings Indicate that a European Model for Predicting Environmental Concentrations for Alkyl Sulfates is Overly Conservative
Article Published in Environmental Sciences Europe
A European Union model used to predict the environmental exposure of a major detergent ingredient is overly conservative and “significantly overestimates” effluent concentrations, new research shows.
A study co-authored by the American Cleaning Institute (ACI), “Comparing the European Union System for the Evaluation…
ACI is First Non-Manufacturer Group to Successfully Submit Chemicals for Approval by EPA Safer Choice Program
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Safer Choice program approved eight cleaning product ingredients submitted by the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) for inclusion in its Safer Chemical Ingredients List (SCIL).
The decision marks the first time Safer Choice has approved a SCIL submission by a non-manufacturer.
The SCIL is a list of chemical ingredients that are evaluated by the…
Corey Brooks Pace promoted from Director to In-House CounselNew hire will expand ACI’s Operations TeamThe American Cleaning Institute announced a promotion and new addition to the Legal and Operations departments, elevating and expanding ACI’s capabilities as the leading trade association for the cleaning product industry.Corey Brooks Pace, Esq. has been promoted to In-House Counsel, and new hire Neo Morake will join the Operations team.“A strong ACI starts with our people,” said Jennifer Abril…