- Green Seal
Green Seal is a non-profit, third-party certifier and standards development body in the United States. Since 1989 it has provided independent, objective, science-based guidance to the marketplace and to consumers. Green Seal is the largestFact|date=June 2008 US-based ecolabeling organization and meets the
EPA 's Criteria for Third Party Certifiers, the requirements of ISO 14020 and 14024, and the standards of theGlobal Ecolabelling Network . Green Seal is the U.S. member of GEN which consists of 26 of the world's leading ecolabeling programs, including Germany'sBlue Angel (certification) and the Nordic Swan.A Green Seal Certification Mark on a product means that it has gone through a stringent process to show that it has less impact on the environment and human health. Green Seal takes a
life cycle assessment approach, evaluating a product from the raw materials through the manufacturing process and ending with recycling or disposal. Products only become certified after rigorous science-based evaluation, including on-site plant visits. The Green Seal means that the product has passed the tests; that it works as well as or better than others in its class, and that it has been evaluated without bias or conflict of interest.ee also
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ISO 14000
*Global Ecolabelling Network
*Life cycle assessment References
External links
* [http://www.greenseal.org Green Seal]
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