ISSUE

CRITERIA

CRITERIA DEFINITION

VOTES

YOUR NOTES

HUMAN HEALTH FACTORS

Traditional commercial cleaning products may contain human toxins

HH #1
Must Not Be Toxic To Humans

The product in its undiluted form must not be toxic to humans. Products packaged in closed loop, no chemical contact containers must be tested as used.

·         Need to define toxicity and levels of toxicity

Traditional commercial cleaning products may contain human carcinogens

HH #2
Must Not Be Human Carcinogenic

The product in its undiluted form must not contain any ingredients that are known to be carcinogens.

·         what about suspected, probable, etc.  These should be included

·         need list for mfgs

Traditional commercial cleaning products may contain teratogens

HH #3
Must Not Be Teratogenic

The product in its undiluted form must not contain any ingredients that are known to be teratogens.

Traditional commercial cleaning products may contain mutagens

HH #4
Must Not Be Mutagenic

The product in its undiluted form must not contain any ingredients that are known to be mutagens.

Traditional commercial cleaning products may contain skin and eye irritants

HH #5
Must Not Be A Skin or Eye Irritant

The product in its undiluted form must not be corrosive to the skin or eyes. Products packaged in closed loop, no chemical contact containers must be tested as used.

·         Must not be irritant in diluted form, corrosive in concentrated form

·         What products would NOT be an irritant in conc form

·         Do products have to be tested on animals to determine if they are skin or eye irritants?

Traditional commercial cleaning products may contain skin sensitizers

HH #6
Must Not Be A Skin Sensitizer

The product in its undiluted form must not be a skin sensitizer as tested by the OECD Guidelines for testing chemicals, Section 406. Products packaged in closed loop, no chemical contact containers must be tested as used.

Traditional commercial cleaning products may be harmful when absorbed by the skin

HH #7
Must Have a Low Potential to Be Absorbed By The Skin

The product in its undiluted form must have a low potential to be absorbed by the skin. Products packaged in closed loop, no chemical contact containers must be tested as used.

·         Need to define low potential for verification purposes

Traditional commercial cleaning products may cause respiratory irritation

HH #8
Must Have Minimal Respiratory Irritation

The product in its undiluted form must have minimal respiratory irritation. Products packaged in closed loop, no chemical contact containers must be tested as used.

·         Need to define minimal respiratory irritation for verification purposes

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH FACTORS

Traditional commercial cleaning products may be considered hazardous wastes

EH #1
Must Not Be Regulated As Hazardous Waste

The product in its undiluted form must not be regulated as hazardous waste as defined in WAC 173-303-070 or as characterized in WAC 173-303-090

·         Are products reviewed for this?

·         If a product is green, is there likely to be an issue with it becoming haz waste

·         Haz waste issues are locally determined (landfills)  - stricter than federal regs?

·         Specify concentrated or diluted

Traditional commercial cleaning products may contain organic ingredients that are not readily biodegradable

EH #2
Must Be Readily Biodegradable

Each of the organic ingredients must exhibit ready biodegradability in accordance with the OECD definition of readily biodegradable.