behind the bottle
What does that spell? Ingredient review process.
The EPEA (Environmental Protection and Encouragement Agency) and MBDC (McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry) are a tandem of an environmental research institute and design firm specializing in material science, product design and environmental systems optimization. method works with EPEA and MBDC on an ongoing basis, relying on them for detailed ingredient research. The institutes are led by the two co-authors of the visionary environmental design book Cradle to Cradle: Dr. Michael Braungart, a world-renowned environmental chemist, and the architect William McDonough.
EPEA and MBDC review materials for method based on the past, present, future framework. For each ingredient that we submit to them for review, they assess all available technical information academic literature and issue a report to us that analyzes its environmental quality and safety for people.
The full list of criteria that EPEA and MBDC assess each ingredient for is as follows:
- Carcinogenicity
- Endocrine Disruption
- Mutagenicity
- Reproductive Toxicity
- Teratogenicity
- Acute Toxicity
- Chronic Toxicity
- Sensitization
- Irritation of Skin / Eyes / Mucous Membranes
- Aquatic Toxicity (fish, invertebrate, algae)
- Persistence/Biodegradation
- Bioaccumulation Potential
- Content of Halogenated Organics
- Metal Content
- Climate Relevance / Ozone Depletion
Click here to learn more about the ingredient review process.
To learn more about EPEA, visit epea.com
To learn more about MBDC, visit mbdc.com
