In our second show with Amy Ziff of MADE SAFE®, a nonprofit organization that provides certification for nontoxic products, we examine the process companies must go through in order to have their products certified as safe.
Ziff also provides practical advice on eliminating as many toxins as possible from your everyday life. We find out what might be hiding behind the term fragrance, why microfiber isn’t good for you or the environment and ways of avoiding preservatives.
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Amy Ziff is Founder and Executive Director of Nontoxic Certified & the MADE SAFE® certification. Nontoxic Certified uses a comprehensive ecosystem approach to evaluate ingredients and provide guidance for brands transitioning to safer materials. Amy pioneered the rigorous MADE SAFE seal, the revolutionary Ecosystem Screening Process, The MADE SAFE Banned List, and built the organization’s ingredient database.
MADE SAFE is America’s first independent, 3rd party cross-category certification program for nontoxic consumer products. With MADE SAFE, she is harnessing our collective purchasing power to change the marketplace. The innovative MADE SAFE® (Made With Safe Ingredients™) seal allows consumers to easily purchase safely made products that won’t harm humans, animals, aquatic life or air, water, or soil. The Ecosystem Approach makes world-class science affordable for companies of all sizes.
With this platform, Ziff has built a robust community of people who want products that won’t harm people or the planet. Amy has consulted with hundreds of companies on ingredient liabilities, opportunities for improvement, and product pitfalls leveraging the 360-degree Ecosystem Approach to improve thousands of products.
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