How long has AFM been making non-toxic products?
AFM has been formulating and making safer building and cleaning products for more than 20 years. One of our first products, Safecoat Safe Seal, was developed and used in a government hospital to help seal in offgassing in a newly remodeled wing. When patients were then able to tolerate their environment, AFM knew they were on to something important. AFM now offers 40 products, field tested and safely used even by many people who are sensitive to chemicals. How does Safecoat differ from other so-called environmental paints on the market? Other companies have introduced “no odor” and “Zero VOC” (volatile organic compounds) paints, but none have been formulated with a view toward human health and the elimination of toxicity. These “environmental” paints can have toxic ingredients exempt from government regulations. The fact that something has no VOC does not mean that it does not contain ingredients which are toxic (for example formaldehyde, ammonia, acetone, or odor masking agents) or th
