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Green Cleaners You can Trust

August 29, 2009

The Earth Smart Store is proud to carry Spray Nine Adirondack cleaners.  The cleaners have extremely low toxicity and have passed “Green Seal” certification.  What is Green Seal?

Green Seal (www.greenseal.org) is an independent organization that provides 3rd   party “green” certification to various products and services.

Approved products carry a Green Seal logo that is well recognized throughout industry and government as a leading environmenta standard.

 

Manufacturers pay Green Seal a fee for each product that is reviewed for

certification. In addition to complying with Green Seal standards,

manufacturers of approved products are subject to ongoing factory

inspections (at the manufacturer’s expense), product testing and annual

maintenance fees.

 

 

The Green Seal standard for industrial & institutional cleaning

products, including general purpose, bathroom, glass and carpet

cleaners, is known as

In order to receive certification, a product must:

GS-37

1. Be sold in concentrated form

2. Contain recyclable packaging

3. Pass a cleaning efficacy test

4. Remain non-corrosive to skin or eyes

5. Pass oral, inhalation, dermal and aquatic toxicity tests

6. Pass a biodegradability test

7. Exclude prohibited ingredients - including heavy

metals, alkylphenol ethoxylates, dibutyl phthalate,

ozone depleting chemicals and IARC listed chemicals

 

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