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ACI: Time to Unravel ‘Deliberate Deception’ on Banning Detergent Pods

Urges policymakers to review the scientific evidence and reject misleading statements about the safety and biodegradability of polyvinyl alcohol film.

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By: Christine Esposito

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The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) is addressing “misinformation in a corporate marketing and advocacy campaign against laundry and dishwashing detergent pods” containing polyvinyl alcohol film (PVA/PVOH), the subject of an effort in New York City to ban the products. “The propaganda campaign launched by the company Blueland is simply deliberate deception,” said Brian Sansoni, ACI SVP of communications, outreach and membership. “Campy marketing stunts can’t cover up the shoddy use of scien...

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