LPC also requires that manufacturers understand and engage with the human health impacts of the product, starting with a third party verified inventory of the product substances, and screening those substances against the LBC Red List through the Declare program. It then encourages manufacturers to more deeply understand the health impacts of those ingredients beyond list screening, through engagement of a toxicologist to apply rigorous and widely accepted methodology to assess the materials and optimize them for human and environmental health.
Similar to the deeper dive taken with Handprinting, ILFI has built the Transparent Material Health Guide to explain the philosophy between this program’s approach to material health, lay out the process for engaging with its requirements, and define the measure of success. Pursuants of LPC and approved Material Health Assessors should refer to this guide for a comprehensive understanding of achieving Imperatives 08 and 09.
