Technical and Financial Assistance
The Certification Assistance Program encouraged, supported, and assisted manufacturers to obtain one or more of the following:
Certification of product(s) to Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Safer Choice label
Addition of ingredients to EPA's Safer Chemical Ingredient List (SCIL)
Certification of ingredients (and tradename) to Cleangredients (a database used by Safer Choice product formulators to find pre-certified ingredients for their formulations).
Businesses Received:
Subsidized Safer Choice certification or profiling fees
Subsidized Cleangredients certification fees or SCIL applications
Direct technical assistance in compiling required information and navigating the Safer Choice Community application system for products and/or ingredients
Certification Assistance Components
Educate manfuacturers on the Safer Choice criteria and requirements
Compile product ingredients and composition for review
Coordinate with third-party chemical reviewers and EPA
Identify opportunities for safer chemical alternatives in formulations
Prepare Safer Choice application materials for submittal
For more on the Safer Choice application process, see our 10-minute training video.
Program Goals
Assist businesses that have limited resources with navigating the Safer Choice certification process.
Substitute toxic chemicals with safer alternatives.
Increase number of Safer Choice-certified productsand ingredients on SCIL
32 manufacturers received direct technical assistance
15 manufacturers received financial support
250 manufacturers contacted through outreach
21 new products added
19 new ingredients added
