Jan 19, 2011
By Wendy Koch, USA TODAY
Eco-minded shoppers will soon see a new new U.S.-approved label on many products, including household cleaners and skin-care items, made with bio-based ingredients.
The new seal, to be announced Wednesday and rolled out this spring, aims to do for bio-based products what the government's Energy Star program has done for energy-efficient appliances, reports the Des Moines Register's Philip Brasher. He says it will be similar to the seal that appears on organic foods and will be administered by the same agency -- the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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"We know we have consumers who are looking to do better environmentally, and are trying to find some way to guide their purchasing decisions," Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan says in the story.The "USDA Certified Biobased Product" seal will list how much of the product is made from corn, soy or other renewable sources, the Register reports. But to qualify, products will need to meet minimum bio-based content standards.
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