ACI develops and shares information about industry products with the technical community, policy makers, childcare and health professionals, educators, media and consumers.
ACI includes over 100 manufacturers who make approximately 90% of all cleaning products produced in the United States, at the household, industrial, and institutional level.
Like many trade associations, it acts as the industry's liaison with academia, the government, and the general public.
In recent years, a good deal of the ACI's activities have focused on issues about which the government and the general public are concerned and the environmental impact of soaps and detergents.
These concerns about human safety and environmental concerns lead the ACI to be in frequent contact with the Environmental Protection Agency, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the Food and Drug Administration.