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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 23: Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety › Subpart 23.1

FAR 23.108-2 Chemically-intensive products.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section describes the EPA's Safer Choice program, which labels products containing safer chemicals. It explains that every chemical ingredient in a Safer Choice-certified product is evaluated by EPA and only the safest ingredients are allowed. It also provides a resource link for more information.

Applies to: Products containing chemicals and the Safer Choice program

Key terms: Safer Choice · EPA · chemically-intensive products · Safer Choice-certified product

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

(a) Program. Safer Choice is EPA's label for products that contain safer chemicals. Every chemical, regardless of percentage, in a Safer Choice-certified product is evaluated through EPA's rigorous scientific process and only the safest ingredients are allowed.

(b) Resource. For information on Safer Choice-certified products, see https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice.

← 23.108-1 Water-efficient products. · 23.108-3 Products and services that are subject to EPA Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 23

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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