Safer Choice

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.

Safer Choice News & Announcements

  • September 24, 2024 – EPA congratulates the 2024 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners! Learn more about the winners.
  • September 18, 2024 – EPA unveils new Safer Choice label feature for products used outdoors. Learn more.
  • August 27, 2024 – Registration now open for September 19 webinar: “A Safer Choice for Cleaning: Increasing Access to Products with Safer Ingredients.” Learn more.
  • August 8, 2024 – EPA finalizes updates to strengthen the Safer Choice and Design for the Environment (DfE) Standard. Learn more about the Standard.
  • April 8, 2024 – EPA and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) are announcing that all cleaning products provided through new custodial service contracts overseen by GSA must now be certified to ecolabels, including EPA’s Safer Choice label, that do not allow PFAS. Learn more.
  • March 12, 2024 – EPA held a webinar on April 9th on updates to federal purchasing and what it means for Safer Choice-certified products. Watch a recording of the webinar.
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Safer Choice Disclaimer

Safer Choice Disclaimer

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Last updated on June 30, 2025