GS-53 Green Seal Standard for Specialty Cleaning Products for Industrial and Institutional Use

Green Seal, Inc. Washington, DC USA. Edition 2.1, July 12, 2013. 45 p. Green Seal is a non-profit organization whose mission is to use science-based programs to empower consumers, purchasers, and companies to create a more sustainable world. Green Seal sets leadership standards that aim to reduce, to the extent technologically and economically feasible, the environmental, health, and social impacts throughout the life-cycle of products, services, and companies. The standards may be used for conformity assessment and public education.
This standard establishes environmental, health, and social requirements for specialty cleaning products intended for industrial and institutional use. For the purposes of this standard, this includes, but is not limited to: boat cleaning products; boat wax, polish, sealant or glaze products; deck, siding, and outdoor furniture cleaning products; dish cleaning products (automatic and hand); furniture polish products; graffiti remover products; metal cleaning products; motor vehicle cleaning products; motor vehicle wax, polish, sealant, or glaze products; motor vehicle dressing products; waterless motor vehicle cleaning products; tire and wheel cleaning products; motor vehicle windshield washing fluid; odor remover products; optical lens cleaning products; oven cleaning products; upholstery cleaning products; printing press cleaning products; chewing gum remover products; adhesive remover products; rust stain remover products; dishwasher cleaning products; electronic cleaning products; leather cleaning products; pressurized gas duster products; dusting aid products; antimicrobial pesticide products (e.g., products covered by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)) and other industrial and institutional use products sold for specialty uses.