The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the agency behind the Safer Choice label certificate. This label is meant to help consumers, businesses and purchasers find products that perform and contain ingredients that are safe for human health and the environment. To ensure this, the EPA makes sure every ingredient within the product is reviewed and then focuses on these 4 aspects: product performance, packaging, pH and Volatile Organic Compounds. Further information on the process can be reviewed here. Since they are a federal agency they work on a budget, which means you can find more about their budgeting and planning here.
We have mapped EPA Safer Choice certificate to:
- Reducing Carbon Emissions
- Protecting Ecosystems
EPA Safer Choice Certifies:
- Companies
- Products
- Suppliers & Manufacturers
Cost to get certified:
While Safer Choice is a voluntary program according to the EPA, the cost of certifying each product with one of their third-party bodies of certification canrun $2,000 to $5,000 for each product depending on the products that need to be evaluated. This certification lasts for a period of 3 years and then the product has to be re-evaluated.
Do they perform audits on companies:
Yes, companies are subject to compliance with monitoring programs that sometimes include civil on-site inspections.
Standards listed on their website:
Yes, this link will take you to the EPA's Safer Choice Standard and Criteria webpage.
