TAGS: Natural/ Organic Skin Care
Minasolve, an affiliate of the MINAFIN Group has announced that it has earned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Bio-based Product label. The product, Pentiol Green+™, is now able to display a unique USDA label that highlights its percentage of bio-based content.
Products’s Bio-based Content
Third-party verification for a product’s bio-based content is administered through the USDA BioPreferred Program, an initiative created by the 2002 Farm Bill (and most recently expanded by the 2014 Farm Bill). One of the goals of the BioPreferred Program is to increase the development, purchase and use of bio-based products.
The USDA Certified Bio-based Product label displays a product’s bio-based content, which is the portion of a product that comes from a renewable source, such as plant, animal, marine, or forestry feedstocks. Utilizing renewable, bio-based materials displaces the need for non-renewable petroleum-based chemicals. Bio-based products, through petroleum displacement, have played an increasingly important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions that exacerbate global climate change.
Cost-comparative Products
Bio-based products such as Pentiol Green+™ are cost-comparative, readily available, and perform as well as or better than their conventional counterparts. “Every day our customers create attractive and sustainable cosmetics,” said Markus Nahrwold, Technical Director of Minasolve. “The ‘USDA certified bio-based product’ label gives them the peace of mind of choosing the right ingredient with Pentiol Green+™“.
“We applaud Minasolve for earning the USDA Certified Bio-based Product label,” said Kate Lewis, USDA BioPreferred Program. “Products from Minasolve are contributing to an ever-expanding marketplace that adds value to renewable agriculture commodities, creates jobs in rural communities, and decreases our reliance on petroleum.”
Expansion of Bio-economy
According to a report that USDA released in 2016, bio-based products contributed $393 billion to the U.S. economy in 2014 and support, directly and indirectly, 4.2 million jobs. In this report, the research team estimate petroleum displacement of up to 6.8 million barrels in 2014.
The increased production of renewable chemicals and bio-based products contributes to the development and expansion of the U.S. bio-economy – where society looks to agriculture for sustainable sources of fuel, energy, chemicals, and products.
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Source: Minasolve