BASIC DOCUMENTATION
Pursuit of the Transparent Material Health Imperative requires either (1) demonstration that the product has met a pre-approved optimization pathway that demonstrates compliance with the Imperative requirements or (b) engagement of an ILFI-approved Material Health Assessor to complete the review.
I09-1 Transparent Material Health Report
Documentation that the product is free of risk from exposure to any Carcinogens, Mutagens or Reprotoxics (CMRs) and Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxics (PBTs) present above 100ppm. All ingredients present in the final product at or above 100ppm must be reviewed. Polymers require additional information outlined below:
- Polymer supplier
- Polymer trade name
- Monomer composition
- Monomer residual levels
- Polymer molecular weight
For a product’s initial certification, the manufacturer is required to assess a minimum of 95% of the ingredients present in the final product at over 100ppm, allowing for up to 5% of the product to be unassessed. By the time of recertification, the manufacturer must have assessed the remaining 5% of the product content in order to maintain achievement of this Imperative, unless Exception RL-020 Assessment Continuous Improvement is used. This requirement carries across new LPC versions. The percentage threshold assessed will be listed on the LPC label.
Acceptable documentation includes:
- A complete LPC Transparent Material Health Report completed by an ILFI-approved material health assessor. An LPC Transparent Material Health Report may include a corrective action plan with an ILFI-approved timeline for any changes required as a result of assessment. This report must be made publicly available on the LPC website to promote transparency of ingredient assessment information.
- ToxFMD-LPC Report
- Cradle to Cradle Product Certification or Material Health Certificate at the V3 Silver Level and above
- GreenScreen Certification at the Silver 95%, Silver 100% or Gold level
I09-2 Process Chemicals Documentation
Description of all process chemicals used in the production of the product at the final manufacturing facility, as well as documentation that each process chemical is free of Red List ingredients. Acceptable Documentation Includes the following options:
- SDS representing 100% of the ingredients in the process chemical with GreenScreen List Translator scores for all ingredients; or
- HPD with all ingredients identified and screened for 100% of the ingredients in the process chemical; or
- Disclosure letter from a supplier confirming the product is free of Red List ingredients along with an MSDS Sheet or listing of ingredient names and CASRN and GreenScreen List Translator scores for all ingredients; or
- Cradle to Cradle Product Certification or Cradle to Cradle Material Health Certificate at the V3 Silver level and above
If no process chemicals are used in the manufacturing process, a written statement to this effect from the final manufacturing facilities manager will suffice.
I09-3 GreenScreen Assessment Reports
Copies of any valid, certified GreenScreen assessment reports
EXCEPTION DOCUMENTATION
I09-a Exception Narrative
A narrative describing the need for the Exception, the approach to and implementation of the alternative solution, and compliance with Exception requirements.
I09-b Technical Documentation
Technical documents or reports demonstrating compliance with Exception requirements, such as:
- GreenScreen assessments
- Updated material health report
