I think you're getting hung up on semantics. It's perfectly fine to call certified products "safe" in a casual sense, and the process of certification is provin

I think you're getting hung up on semantics. It's perfectly fine to call certified products "safe" in a casual sense, and the process of certification is proving that status to a third party. Again, I wouldn't find these objectionable statements in casual conversation, even as someone who participates in the mess that is certification.