To promote cleaning products that are both green and effective, the International Executive Housekeepers Association and the University of Massachusetts Lowell’s Toxics Use Reduction Institute have launched a program to test and validate high performance products.

The fee-based program will test soil removal efficacy of hard-surface cleaning products-both those certified as green by third-party organizations such as Green Seal, EcoLogo, and EcoForm, as well as products with green attributes-and recognize products that perform well in standard and customized cleaning tests.