On June 12, 2006, the EPA launched its Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative (SDSI) to “recognize companies, facilities, and others who voluntarily phase out or commit to phasing out” the manufacture or use of nonylphenol ethoxylate surfactants, commonly referred to as NPEs. These surfactants are used in detergents in cleaning and other products. Both nonylphenol ethoxylates and their breakdown products, such as nonylphenol, are believed to harm aquatic life. More information on the SDSI is available at www.epa.gov/oppt/dfe/pubs/projects/formulat/sdsi.htm.