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Safer Choice

Design for the Environment for Pesticides

In addition to our Safer Choice label, we also offer the Design for the Environment (DfE) label for use on antimicrobial products, like disinfectants and sanitizers, and biopesticide products that qualify on a case by case basis. The DfE label helps consumers find products that have been reviewed by EPA and found to meet the DfE standards.

Please know that whether it’s the Safer Choice label or the DfE label, what’s behind the label - the program’s stringent requirements and high standards - is the same.

Search DfE-certified disinfectant products.

Learn more about the DfE label for antimicrobial pesticide products.

Learn more about the DfE label for biopesticide products.