ACI Will Be “Robustly Engaged” in Gaining Passage of Federal Ingredient Communication Policy
28 January 2021 - 4:08AM
Business Wire
- “We’re in this for the long haul,” says CEO Melissa
Hockstad
- Also highlighted in “State of the Association” address:
maximizing business growth, enhancing public confidence, trust in
cleaning products
The American Cleaning Institute “needs to be in the driver’s
seat” to ensure eventual passage of a federal policy governing
cleaning product ingredient communication, said Melissa Hockstad,
ACI President & CEO, in her annual State of the Association
address.
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ACI CEO Melissa Hockstad outlined
priorities for the cleaning product supply chain in her "State of
the Association" address at the 2021 ACI Virtual Summit. (Graphic:
Business Wire)
Speaking at the 2021 ACI Virtual Summit, Hockstad said ACI “will
be more robustly engaged than ever in the halls of Congress to
advocate on our number one policy issue.”
“Different states enacting different regulatory regimes disrupts
the marketplace, for consumers, customers and manufacturers alike.
That’s why a federal ingredient communication policy is paramount.
This won’t be an easy lift, but we are in this for the long
haul.”
Hockstad added that ACI and the cleaning product supply chain
looks forward to working with the Biden Administration and the new
Congress as “ACI has a history of working in a bipartisan manner
with lawmakers and regulators at all levels of government.”
Among the other priorities Hockstad outlined for the year
ahead:
- Enhancing and showcasing the state of the science on cleaning
product safety and efficacy
- Driving impactful sustainability action
- Maximizing business growth
- Enhancing public confidence and trust in cleaning products
through continuous, effective communications and outreach
initiatives
“Ever since the pandemic started, cleaning products and their
chemistries proved beyond the shadow of a doubt how essential they
are to public health,” said Hockstad. “ACI was front-and-center for
media and stakeholder audiences during the past year to provide
useful, science-based information on cleaning, hygiene,
disinfecting and fabric care products.
“In this new year, we need to build upon that momentum through
news media and social media outreach. We will provide clarity and
direction around benefits of cleaning products; reinforce and
solidify the importance of smart, targeted hygiene to maintain
healthy environments; and maintain and strengthen public confidence
and trust in industry and the products they produce.”
ACI will continue its multi-year, multi-million-dollar research
program to produce safety and efficacy data on topical antiseptic
product ingredients, as required by the Food and Drug
Administration.
Similarly, ACI will be proactively engaging with the
Environmental Protection Agency on critical issues ensuring
availability of disinfectants and their chemistries as well as
ongoing implementation of the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act.
ACI will also keep working to have an impact in the federal and
state arenas on the regulation of the manufacturing by-product
known as 1,4-dioxane.
“In New York, we are consistently working to ensure that the
implementation of a state law – which limits the amount of
1,4-dioxane in cleaning and detergent products to extraordinarily
trace levels – will not lead to clearing retail shelves of safe and
effective products that are used and trusted by consumers on a
daily basis.”
The American Cleaning Institute® (ACI –
www.cleaninginstitute.org) is the Home of the U.S. Cleaning
Products Industry® and represents the $60 billion U.S. cleaning
product supply chain. ACI members include the manufacturers and
formulators of soaps, detergents, and general cleaning products
used in household, commercial, industrial and institutional
settings; companies that supply ingredients and finished packaging
for these products; and chemical distributors. ACI serves the
growth and innovation of the U.S. cleaning products industry by
advancing the health and quality of life of people and protecting
our planet. ACI achieves this through a continuous commitment to
sound science and being a credible voice for the cleaning products
industry.
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