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EPA’s Safer Choice
program is a way for consumers to make smarter buying choices concerning their
health and the environment. The Safer Choice label, which has a new design, is
given to products with safer chemical ingredients so that consumers can play a role
in protecting each other and the environment. The program is voluntary, and EPA
reports that currently more than 2,000 products qualify to carry the label.
The update replaces the older Design for the Environment label. EPA reports it spent more than 1 year gathering ideas and new
label options, with feedback from manufacturers and environmental and health
advocates. According to the agency, the new Safer Choice label will be
available in stores later this spring and summer. In addition to its label for
consumer products, slightly different versions are available for product
manufacturers and fragrance-free. Visit EPA’s Safer Choice website to learn
more and to search for products that carry the label.