Formulator Program
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![]() The basis for a DfE partnership rests on the selection of the safest possible ingredients that permit the formulation of high-performing, cost-effective products. DfE can provide formulators with information on chemical characteristics and toxicities of raw materials and additives, safer substitutes for chemicals of concern, and innovative new chemistries. The DfE document "Criteria for Safer Cleaning Products (CSCP) in the form of a Standard" (PDF) (28 pp, 157K) describes the program's unique approach to product review and formulation improvement. To view this criteria in matrix form, please click here [considerations for partnership (PDF) (12 pp, 161K)]. DfE Formulator partners enjoy Agency recognition, including the use of the DfE label on products with improved formulations. |
Safer Products
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The redesign of chemical products offers important opportunities to:
- Remove polluting chemicals from formulations before they can enter the workplace, home, or environment.
- Advance energy and water efficiency, resource conservation, and innovative technologies.
- Qualify for environmentally preferred product status, increasingly sought by government, retailer and consumer purchasers.