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The United States Environmental Protection Agency's Design for the Environment (DfE) partnership program recognizes safer consumer and industrial products.

The EPA recently announced over 2,500 products will now carry the DfE label. This label will help consumers identify products that are safer for their families and the environment.

The DfE's standard for safer cleaning products has been enhanced and products will now have to clearly list all non-trade secret ingredients on there packaging as well as the continued use and development of sustainable packaging under the sustainable packaging coalition criteria.

The following excerpt has been copied from the epa.gov website and identifies some of the consumer benefits of using a safer product for the home and the environment.

Protecting your family and the environment

When you use a cleaning product, it is released into the environment-inside your home and down the drain to the outdoors. Adults come in contact with cleaning products on a regular basis, as do children who are often the most exposed when they crawl on the floor. Some consumers may prefer cleaning products that, for example, are inherently safer or do not irritate sensitive skin. Others may prefer products that break down quickly and do not harm fish or are safer for use around family pets. The DfE logo is an easy way to know you are choosing a product that is as safe as possible for people and the environment.