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  • Welcome to Safer Choice

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    Are you a product manufacturer? Check out our resources page.

Safer Choice helps consumers, businesses, and purchasers find products that perform and contain ingredients that are safer for human health and the environment. Safer Choice is an EPA Pollution Prevention (P2) program, which includes practices that reduce, eliminate, or prevent pollution at its source, such as using safer ingredients in products.

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Safer Choice News & Announcements

  • March 8, 2023 – EPA launches the Safer Choice Media Kit – a collection of messaging, graphics and more to help communicate about Safer Choice! Access the Media Kit
  • November 1, 2022 - EPA congratulates the 2022 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners! Learn more about the winners. 
  • December 17, 2021 – EPA Region 5, in partnership with the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, released a new video that describes how you can protect your family and the environment by looking for cleaning products with safer ingredients – such as products with the Safer Choice label. Watch the video.
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Safer Choice Disclaimer

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Last updated on March 14, 2023
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