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Design for the Environment (DFE)

Record last updated: 1 June 2008

The DfE logo on a product it means that the US EPA's DfE scientific review team has screened each ingredient for potential human health and environmental effects and that—based on currently available information, EPA predictive models, and expert judgment—the product contains only those ingredients that pose the least concern among chemicals in their class.

Learn more at: Design for the Environment (DFE)

Product categories

Consumer Cleaning Products, Floor Care, Laundry Detergents, Industrial/Institutional Cleaning Products, Marine Cleaning Products, Deicers, Holding Tank Treatments /Deodorizers, Industrial Coatings, Conversion Coatings, Pavement Treatment, Inks, Inkjet Printing, Odor Removal

Organisation details

Name	US EPA,Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT)
Type	Government
Year established	1997

Certification details

# of Products Certified	300
# of Companies Certified	(unknown)
Certification covers	Multiple environmental attributes for the whole of the product's life cycle.
Duration of certification	1
Verified by	(unknown)
Audit of certification holders	None
Frequency of criteria review	(unknown)
Certification details updated: 26 February 2008

Contact

Address	1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Mail Code 7406-M Washington, DC 20460 United States
Phone
Email

Type: Other Retail Goods
Geographic scope: North America (United States)

Membership:

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