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Safer Choice

  • Welcome to Safer Choice

    Looking for cleaning and other products with safer ingredients?
    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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Find Certified Products

  • Browse Safer Choice-Certified Products
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The Safer Choice Label

  • Learn About Safer Choice
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Link to the Safer Chemical Ingredients List (SCIL)

Safer Chemical Ingredients List

  • Safer Chemical Ingredients List (SCIL)
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Manufacturer Resources

  • Resources for Safer Choice Product Manufacturers
  • Steps to Get the Safer Choice Label on Your Product
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  • DfE for Pesticides

Find Safer Choice-Certified Products

 
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Dish Soaps

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Laundry Products

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  • Access the Safer Choice Media Kit
  • Learn more about how to connect
  • Read Safer Choice fact sheets
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Safer Choice Disclaimer

Safer Choice Disclaimer

Mention of trade names, companies, or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use by either the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or other firms, organizations, or individuals who have participated in the preparation of this information. Links to Web sites outside the EPA Web site are for the convenience of the user. However, EPA cannot attest to the accuracy of the information provided by this link or any other linked site. Also, be aware that the privacy protection provided by the EPA.gov domain (see the Privacy and Security Notice) may not be available at the external link.

Contact the Safer Choice Program to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem.
Last updated on July 21, 2025
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