WASHINGTON, D.C. – Over the weekend, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled a new Safer Choice label, which will make it easier to find household cleaners and other home products that are safer, more environmentally friendly—and still get the job done.
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Products with the Safer Choice label help consumers and commercial buyers identify and select products with safer chemical ingredients, without sacrificing quality or performance.
According to the EPA, more than 2,000 products currently qualify to carry the Safer Choice label. Safer Choice products are available for your home at retail stores and for use in businesses like schools, hotels, offices, and sports venues.
For the past 15 years EPA’s label for safer chemical products has been known as the Design for the Environment, or the “DfE,” label. “We spent more than a year collecting ideas and discussing new label options with stakeholders, such as product manufacturers and environmental and health advocates. Then we took our ideas to consumers and asked what worked best for them. The result is the new Safer Choice label.”
Look for products with the Safer Choice label in stores later this spring, the EPA advised.
