EPA In Talks With FDA On Expanding Safer Choice To Personal Care Products

Environmental Protection Agency officials are considering expanding the voluntary Safer Choice green chemistry program, which has long focused on cleaning products, to also cover personal care products primarily regulated by FDA -- though EPA chemicals chief Michal Freedhoff says leaders at both agencies are still “exploring” the idea. “Given the growing consumer interest in products made with safer chemicals, we’ve been exploring potential new product categories, and one suggestion that keeps coming up is including personal care products in the...