Climate & Environment

EPA Safer Choice

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Definition

Safer Choice is a voluntary labelling programme of the US Environmental Protection Agency under which products — cleaners, detergents, deicers and others — are certified against the Safer Choice Standard, requiring every intentionally added ingredient to meet health and environmental criteria, alongside performance, packaging and VOC requirements. Products passing review may carry the Safer Choice label.

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Overview

How it is used

The label is used in consumer marketing, government and institutional procurement, and green chemistry product development; thousands of products are certified.

Why it matters

Safer Choice shows how a regulator can drive substitution toward safer chemicals through information and procurement rather than restriction alone.