# US EPA Safer Choice Portfolio Status Monitor (`plym-actor-factory/us-epa-safer-choice-portfolio-monitor`) Actor

Watch Safer Choice products/companies (UPC/GTIN, company\_name, product\_url) and emit typed APPEARED/DROPPED/GOOD\_STANDING events from the official EPA Envirofacts Safer Choice table. Not TRI facility twin; not ECHO compliance; not flat dump billed as rows; not unpaid ecolabel SaaS.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/plym-actor-factory/us-epa-safer-choice-portfolio-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [Daniel Witney](https://apify.com/plym-actor-factory) (community)
- **Categories:** AI, Automation, Business
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $20.00 / 1,000 safer choice status event delivereds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## US EPA Safer Choice Product / Company Portfolio Status Event Monitor

Watch a book of **Safer Choice products and/or partner companies** (UPC/GTIN and/or `company_name` / `product_url` keys) and emit typed **APPEARED / DROPPED / GOOD\_STANDING\_LOST / GOOD\_STANDING\_RESTORED** events when the official **EPA Envirofacts Safer Choice / Design for the Environment** snapshot changes for keys on that book.

**Not** an EPA TRI facility twin (#31). **Not** an ECHO compliance/violation scrape. **Not** a flat certified-products dump billed as rows. **Not** unpaid ecolabel SaaS scrape.

### Job (A1b wedge)

US retailer ESG / procurement / formulary / brand / institutional-buyer desks track a **customer-owned Safer Choice SKU or partner book** and need Slack/JSON when a watched product **appears / leaves the certified list**, or a partner’s **`company_in_good_standing` flips** — without re-pulling the national table by hand.

A1b competitors cited from **phase3-a1b-next3-v13.md only**: **0** quiet Safer Choice portfolio / good-standing event PPE products. Database dump (different job): `tehsnarf/epa-safer-choice-products` (**1 MAU** — flat registry extract). Precision “Safer Choice product status monitor” returns only unrelated retail/job scrapers. Distinct from TRI (#31) and Energy Star product dump adjacency.

### Source (official only)

| Path | URL | Notes |
|------|-----|-------|
| Portfolio live | `https://data.epa.gov/dmapservice/saferchoice.t_safer_choice_and_design_for_the_environment/{start}:{end}/json` | Official EPA Envirofacts Data Map Service; live-verified 200; **start:end windowing** (paginate until empty); watchlist matched client-side |
| Program | https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice | Attribution: EPA Safer Choice / DfE |

No API key. Cite **EPA Safer Choice** + retrieval date. Default product fields = product + company + good-standing + UPC/sector (product/org data).

### Matching honesty

- **Prefer** UPC/GTIN (digits) or stable `product_url` / `#search=` fragment.
- **`company_name`** exact match after normalize (uppercase / collapse spaces) — **imperfect for name-only / alias / DBA watches**.
- Covers published **Safer Choice / DfE** partnership rows on Envirofacts — **not** TRI facility identity, **not** ECHO compliance/enforcement.
- Cadence follows EPA Envirofacts publish — scheduled snapshot poll, not streaming.
- First observation of a watch key = **baseline only** (no product charge).
- Quiet / unchanged books ≈ **$0** product charge.
- National table rows not on the book are **never** billed.

### Events (PPE)

| Event | When |
|-------|------|
| `SAFER_CHOICE_PRODUCT_APPEARED` | Watched product (or company presence) was missing, now present on Envirofacts |
| `SAFER_CHOICE_PRODUCT_DROPPED` | Watched product/company no longer returned for the watch key |
| `SAFER_CHOICE_GOOD_STANDING_LOST` | `company_in_good_standing` flips true → false |
| `SAFER_CHOICE_GOOD_STANDING_RESTORED` | `company_in_good_standing` flips false → true |
| `RUN_STATUS` | Non-billable health row every successful run (`FIXTURE_HEALTH` / `MONITOR_IDLE` / …) |

Unknown/null good-standing transitions are **not** billed (honest — null ≠ a clear flip).

### Modes

- **`sourceMode=fixture`** (default): Store auto-test / CI. With `emitFixtureDemoEvents=false` (default) emits **only** `RUN_STATUS` / `FIXTURE_HEALTH` → **0** product charges.
- **`sourceMode=live`**: Official EPA Envirofacts Safer Choice table (**no API key**). Paginated `start:end` snapshot; watchlist matched client-side — **not** a flat dump SKU.

### Pricing (Model A — ADR 0010)

- `safer-choice-status-event-delivered` @ **$0.02** / unique delivered event ($20 / 1k)
- `apify-actor-start` @ **$0.00005**
- Quiet / baseline days ≈ **$0** product charge

### Legal

**GREEN** — EPA Envirofacts public data service; cite EPA Safer Choice + retrieval date. Default product = product/company/good-standing/UPC/sector (product/org data).

### Input

See `.actor/input_schema.json`. Primary fields: `upcs`, `gtins`, `companyNames`, `productUrls`. Optional `signalGroups`: `presence`, `good_standing`.

### Build order

Phase 3 **#37** (v13 A1b PASS #3 / GO #37). Pattern: US EPA TRI facility / Illinois IDFPR licence portfolio status monitors.

# Actor input Schema

## `upcs` (type: `array`):

UPC codes to monitor against the official EPA Envirofacts Safer Choice table. Digits-only after normalize; also matched against published gtins. Prefer UPC/GTIN or product\_url over name-only. Invalid entries skipped with no charge.

## `gtins` (type: `array`):

GTIN codes (optional). Digits-only after normalize; also matched against published upcs.

## `companyNames` (type: `array`):

Safer Choice partner company\_name values. Exact match after normalize (uppercase / collapse spaces). Name-only matching is imperfect for aliases/DBAs — prefer UPC/GTIN or product\_url when available. Used for company\_in\_good\_standing flips.

## `productUrls` (type: `array`):

EPA Safer Choice product\_url values, #search= fragments, or Salesforce-style product ids from the published product\_url.

## `signalGroups` (type: `array`):

Which change groups to evaluate: presence (APPEARED/DROPPED), good\_standing (GOOD\_STANDING\_LOST/RESTORED). Default: all.

## `maxRunSeconds` (type: `integer`):

Wall-clock budget for Envirofacts fetch (start:end pages) + watchlist diff.

## `maxEvents` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many unique change events are delivered (does not include RUN\_STATUS).

## `resumeFromCheckpoint` (type: `boolean`):

If true, resume product/company snapshots and seen event\_uids from the default Key-Value Store.

## `sourceMode` (type: `string`):

fixture = local/CI / Apify Store daily auto-test default (no network; emits RUN\_STATUS only unless emitFixtureDemoEvents=true). live = official EPA Envirofacts Safer Choice table (no API key).

## `emitFixtureDemoEvents` (type: `boolean`):

When sourceMode=fixture, if true push fabricated change events from local fixtures (unit/local demos only). Default false so Store daily auto-tests never emit fake Safer Choice events or charge safer-choice-status-event-delivered. Production: leave false and use sourceMode=live. SAMPLE rows only: demo events use placeholder entities (never real companies/IDs), are flagged sample=true / isSample=true, and are NEVER charged.

## `asOfHint` (type: `string`):

Optional as\_of label for events / RUN\_STATUS. Defaults to response Last-Modified / Date when present.

## `maxTotalChargeUsd` (type: `number`):

Optional soft budget hint for delivered change events. Platform ACTOR\_MAX\_TOTAL\_CHARGE\_USD also applies when set.

## `envirofactsBaseUrl` (type: `string`):

Optional override for the official Safer Choice dmapservice table root (no trailing slash). Default: https://data.epa.gov/dmapservice/saferchoice.t\_safer\_choice\_and\_design\_for\_the\_environment

## `pageSize` (type: `integer`):

start:end window size for Envirofacts pagination (default 1000).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "upcs": [
    "653429030259",
    "81752972014"
  ],
  "companyNames": [
    "Prosoco Inc."
  ],
  "productUrls": [
    "https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice/products#search=a043d000006ucMnAAI"
  ],
  "signalGroups": [
    "presence",
    "good_standing"
  ],
  "maxRunSeconds": 90,
  "maxEvents": 500,
  "resumeFromCheckpoint": true,
  "sourceMode": "fixture",
  "emitFixtureDemoEvents": false,
  "pageSize": 1000
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `OUTPUT` (type: `string`):

JSON summary: delivered, charged, runStatus, checkpoint, stats, Safer Choice coverage limits

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("plym-actor-factory/us-epa-safer-choice-portfolio-monitor").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("plym-actor-factory/us-epa-safer-choice-portfolio-monitor").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call plym-actor-factory/us-epa-safer-choice-portfolio-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,plym-actor-factory/us-epa-safer-choice-portfolio-monitor"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/9uaRLZoTr9rY5ZYeU/builds/btWmSZhVvevuBLgdt/openapi.json