EPA’s New Safer Choice Labels to Protect Waterways

EPA developed the Safer Choice label to help consumers and businesses find cleaning and other products that are safer for you, your family, and the environment. 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. Last week, EPA released a new Outdoor Use Safer Choice label that identifies outdoor use products — like pet care products, fire defense products, and car, boat, or grill cleaners — that meet EPA criteria to protect waterways. In addition to the Outdoor Use label, labels are also available for fragrance-free products and products with business or industrial/institutional purposes.