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EPA Expands List of Safer Chemical Ingredients

CONTACT: Molly Hooven Hooven.molly@epa.gov 202-564-2313 202-564-4355 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 24, 2013 WASHINGTON: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) today added more than 130 chemicals to its Safer Chemical Ingredients List. For the first time, 119 chemicals that use fragrance for commercial and consumer cleaning products have been added to the list. Fragrances are an important yet complex part of many consumer cleaning products. By adding fragrance and other chemicals to the Safer Chemical Ingredients List, EPA continues its commitment to help companies make safer products and provide the public with greater access to chemical information, said James Jones, acting
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