and educate consumers on the importance of safer products and the role of the DfE Program . STEP 5. Entering into Partnership. DfE and your company decide how to announce the partnership and plan near-term activities. DfE welcomes additional products for review, as well as your ideas on how to improve and strengthen the partnership program. Your company should also carefully review the "DfE Labeling Guide" provided to you at the start of partnership. Please Note: Submission of data under this program is voluntary. How to Start a Partnership for a New Category of Products To open a new sector for a product type that DfE has not previously labeled, DfE asks that you contact us directly at dfe@epa.gov .  Before you write, please review the list of product categories to determine if your product represents a new category or might fit within a current category. The DfE Program reviews and recognizes best-in-class chemical-based formulations and products that meet its stringent criteria.  Because the program's expertise is chemistry, DfE limits its partnership activities to manufacturers of chemical-based products.