Safer alternatives to hazardous substances listed here

Simply banning substances isn’t enough. We need better information about the substances that are being used to replace them. With TCO Certified, a chemical is considered a high risk until it is proven to be otherwise. GreenScreen® and ChemForward® are used to identify a pathway to safer alternatives. Only plasticizers, flame retardants, stabilizers and process chemicals that achieve a GreenScreen benchmark score of 2, 3 or 4 or a ChemForward hazard band A, B or C set by an independent Licensed Profiler are added to TCO Certified Accepted Substance List and may be used in the products and manufacture of certified products.

Substances listed by CASRN or Trade name are approved for use in the products and manufacture of certified products. You can filter the list by clicking on the purple header bar or by using the search field to the right.

GreenScreen benchmarks and ChemForward hazard band assessments are valid for up to five years from the date shown under ‘Assessed’. The list is dynamic and substances may be reassessed in light of new scientific findings. A substance must be re-assessed before the expiry date (shown under ‘Approaching expiration date’), otherwise the substance will be moved to the potential candidate list and can no longer be used for certified products.

This list presents substances that have been previously reviewed by toxicologists. Their assessments indicate that the substances may be classed as safer alternatives. However, to be added to TCO Certified Accepted Substance List, an updated assessment must be carried out and achieve a GreenScreen benchmark score of 2, 3 or 4 or a ChemForward hazard band A, B or C set by an independent Licensed Profiler.

If you are interested in seeing a substance added to TCO Certified Accepted Substance List or the potential candidate list, contact TCO Development or the profiler organization.

GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals is the tool used to identify a pathway to safer alternatives to be used in certified products. GreenScreen offers an objective, scientific way of assessing these potential effects, and finding safer alternatives to the most hazardous substances.

All substances achieving a GreenScreen benchmark are assessed by licensed profilers accredited by Clean Production Action to carry out Green Screen Assessments. In TCO Certified, substances achieving a GreenScreen benchmark 2 or better are accepted for compliance with the criteria for non-halogenated substances.