11.02.22
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the 2022 Safer Choice Partner of the Year award winners. Participation in the Safer Choice program is voluntary. Companies that make products carrying the Safer Choice label have invested heavily in research and reformulation to ensure that their products meet the Safer Choice Standard, according to EPA. These companies are leaders in safer products and sustainability.
Products must pass EPA's stringent criteria in order to earn the Safer Choice label. The Safer Choice program reviews ingredients,t product performance, pH, packaging and more to ensure that products with the label are safer for you and your family. Once a product meets the Safer Choice Standard, EPA conducts annual audits to ensure our standards continue to be met.
Every ingredient is reviewed: Before a product can carry the Safer Choice label, EPA reviews all chemical ingredients, regardless of their percentage in the product. Every ingredient must meet strict safety criteria for both human health and the environment, including carcinogenicity, reproductive/developmental toxicity, toxicity to aquatic life, and persistence in the environment.
Product performance: Products that qualify to carry the Safer Choice label must pass category-specific performance standards as defined in the Safer Choice Standard. All products must perform comparably to conventional products.
Packaging: Safer Choice reviews all product packaging against criteria defined in the Safer Choice Standard. Partners are required to implement sustainable packaging measures and to improve the packaging profile for their recognized products during the partnership.
pH: Labeled products must meet pH standards that minimize the potential for skin and eye irritation or injury.
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs): Safer Choice restricts VOC content to minimize indoor air pollution and associated respiratory concerns.
In addition to the Safer Choice label above, EPA offers an optional label that product manufacturers may use on products designated for businesses, office buildings, sports venues, and schools.
American Cleaning Institute, Washington, DC
The Ashkin Group, LLC, Channel Islands Harbor, CA
Bona US, Englewood, CO
Case Medical, Bloomfield, NJ
Church & Dwight Co., Inc., Ewing, NJ
Clean Safety & Health in Food Trucks (CleanSHiFT) Team, Seattle, WA
The Clorox Company, Oakland, CA
Colgate-Palmolive, New York, NY
Design for the Environment Logo Redesign Coalition: Environmental Defense Fund, The Natural Resources Defense Council, The Clorox Company, The Procter & Gamble Company, and Reckitt
Dirty Labs Inc., Portland, OR
Ecos, Cypress, CA
Grove Collaborative, San Francisco, CA
The Hazardous Waste Management Program, Seattle, WA
Holloway House, Inc., Fortville, IN
The Home Depot, Atlanta, GA
Household & Commercial Products Association, Washington, DC
Jelmar, LLC, Skokie, IL
Lemi Shine, Austin, TX
LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, San Francisco, CA
Mother Africa, Kent, Washington
Novozymes North America, Raleigh, NC
The ODP Corporation, Boca Raton, FL
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH
PurposeBuilt Brands, Gurnee, IL
Sensitive Home, Greenbrae, CA
Solutex, Sterling, VA
Here's a list of 2021 EPA Safer Choice Partners of the Year.
Products must pass EPA's stringent criteria in order to earn the Safer Choice label. The Safer Choice program reviews ingredients,t product performance, pH, packaging and more to ensure that products with the label are safer for you and your family. Once a product meets the Safer Choice Standard, EPA conducts annual audits to ensure our standards continue to be met.
Every ingredient is reviewed: Before a product can carry the Safer Choice label, EPA reviews all chemical ingredients, regardless of their percentage in the product. Every ingredient must meet strict safety criteria for both human health and the environment, including carcinogenicity, reproductive/developmental toxicity, toxicity to aquatic life, and persistence in the environment.
Product performance: Products that qualify to carry the Safer Choice label must pass category-specific performance standards as defined in the Safer Choice Standard. All products must perform comparably to conventional products.
Packaging: Safer Choice reviews all product packaging against criteria defined in the Safer Choice Standard. Partners are required to implement sustainable packaging measures and to improve the packaging profile for their recognized products during the partnership.
pH: Labeled products must meet pH standards that minimize the potential for skin and eye irritation or injury.
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs): Safer Choice restricts VOC content to minimize indoor air pollution and associated respiratory concerns.
In addition to the Safer Choice label above, EPA offers an optional label that product manufacturers may use on products designated for businesses, office buildings, sports venues, and schools.
Here are the 2022 EPA Safer Choice Partners of the Year:
American Cleaning Institute, Washington, DC
The Ashkin Group, LLC, Channel Islands Harbor, CA
Bona US, Englewood, CO
Case Medical, Bloomfield, NJ
Church & Dwight Co., Inc., Ewing, NJ
Clean Safety & Health in Food Trucks (CleanSHiFT) Team, Seattle, WA
The Clorox Company, Oakland, CA
Colgate-Palmolive, New York, NY
Design for the Environment Logo Redesign Coalition: Environmental Defense Fund, The Natural Resources Defense Council, The Clorox Company, The Procter & Gamble Company, and Reckitt
Dirty Labs Inc., Portland, OR
Ecos, Cypress, CA
Grove Collaborative, San Francisco, CA
The Hazardous Waste Management Program, Seattle, WA
Holloway House, Inc., Fortville, IN
The Home Depot, Atlanta, GA
Household & Commercial Products Association, Washington, DC
Jelmar, LLC, Skokie, IL
Lemi Shine, Austin, TX
LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, San Francisco, CA
Mother Africa, Kent, Washington
Novozymes North America, Raleigh, NC
The ODP Corporation, Boca Raton, FL
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH
PurposeBuilt Brands, Gurnee, IL
Sensitive Home, Greenbrae, CA
Solutex, Sterling, VA
Here's a list of 2021 EPA Safer Choice Partners of the Year.