Changes to product formulation invalidate the Declare label and require the manufacturer to resubmit documentation and pay a product license fee.
To encourage companies to develop nontoxic alternatives, the fee is waived if the change is to remove a Red List ingredient or provide additional transparency. Manufacturers that change their product chemistry and are able to move up a Declaration Status or remove all proprietary ingredients are eligible for the fee waiver.
Changes to product chemistry that do not result in an improvement in Declaration Status will be subject to a mid-cycle update fee of $250.00 USD.
Certain changes made by Living Future to a Declare label’s data, such as product name, company name, life expectancy, etc. are not saved under the manufacturer’s 3E Exchange data record. Therefore, any changes made by Living Future will revert to the originally submitted data upon renewal. Avoiding additional change fees will require the manufacturer to directly update the data using their 3E Exchange account access.
Requested changes that require a label to be resubmitted before its renewal period will be subject to a mid-cycle update fee of $250.00 USD.
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