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An Overview

NSF INTERNATIONAL- a public health and safety company is committed to protect and improve human health around the globe - focusing on food, water, and the environment. Its on-going public health commitment is to encourage everyone to live safer. It is a world leader in Standards development, product certification, education and risk management for public health, safety and protection of the environment. We develop national standards, provide learning opportunities & provide third-party conformity assessment services while representing the interests of all stakeholders. Its primary stakeholders include Industry, the Regulatory community and the public at large. NSF is the Collaborating Center for the World Health Organization (WHO) for Water Safety and Environment.

NSF is widely recognized for its scientific and technical expertise in the health and environmental sciences. Its professional staff includes engineers, chemists, toxicologists, and environmental health professionals with broad experience both in public and private organizations.

NSF mark is recognized for its value in International trade around the world and is respected by regulatory agencies at the local, state and the federal level.

Our major service area includes Assurance and Certification Services, Training, Testing, Consultancy, Export Certifications, GMP Certifications, Bio Safety Standards, Development of Standards, Food Equipment Certifications, Supplier Testing, Food Safety, Ingredients Certifications, Engineering And Research Services, Dietary Supplement Certifications, Certification Consultants, HACCP, ISO 22000 and much more.

Useful Suggestions to Acquire NSF Certification

Seven Simple Steps to NSF Certification

NSF international has been testing and certifying products for over 60 years. In that time, we have refined the process to make it faster and less complicated for clients while still continuing our tradition of thorough testing and exceptional attention to detail.

By assigning a dedicated NSF project manager, client have a single point of contact who will help guide and oversee the certification project during each of the seven steps of the certification process.

• Step 1: Client submits application
• Step 2: Client and suppliers provide formulation, toxicology and product use information
• Step 3: NSF reviews formulation
• Step 4: NSF performs plant audit and simple collection
• Step 5: NSF conducts testing
• Step 6: NSF completes final toxicology evaluation
• Step 7: NSF grants certification
  

There is provision of a Follow-up program after all these steps. Steps 4 to 7 including Follow-up program are annual requirements.

Our experience has led us to sum-up few helpful hints that we believe the customers will find useful in their certification projects.

• Notify NSF as early as possible. The sooner we know, the more quickly we can get the change integrated into the process, saving your time and cost.
• Share your deadlines with us early in the project so we can work with you to better manage any last minute requests for change.
• Let NSF know about the materials that you are considering so we can see if we already have the formulations on file.
• Have NSF start the reviews to see if any extraction, structural, or performance testing will be needed before you make the change.
• For Accurate Quotes, send details on Product Material form.
  

Certification Programs

NSF is one of the most widely respected and recognized global third-party certification providers. As such, NSF is uniquely qualified to evaluate your products and systems. Our programs can be classified as follows:

Water Programs

Drinking Water Treatment Chemicals (NSF/ANSI Std. 60)
Flocculants, surfactants, disinfectants, etc.

Drinking Water Treatment Units (NSF/ANSI Std. 42, 44, 53, 55, 58, 62),

NSF/ANSI Standard 42: Drinking Water Treatment Units - Aesthetic Effects
Overview: This standard covers point-of-use (POU) and point-of-entry (POE) systems designed to reduce specific aesthetic or non-health-related contaminants (chlorine, taste and odor, and particulates) that may be present in public or private drinking water.

NSF/ANSI Standard 53: Drinking Water Treatment Units - Health Effects
Overview: Standard 53 addresses point-of-use (POU) and point-of-entry (POE) systems designed to reduce specific health-related contaminants, such as Cryptosporidium, Giardia, lead, volatile organic chemicals (VOCs), MTBE (methyl tertiary-butyl ether), that may be present in public or private drinking water.

NSF/ANSI Standard 58: Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Treatment Systems
Overview: This standard was developed for point-of-use (POU) reverse osmosis (RO) treatment systems. These systems typically consist of a pre-filter, RO membrane, and post-filter. Standard 58 includes contaminant reduction claims commonly treated using RO, including fluoride, hexavalent and trivalent chromium, total dissolved solids, nitrates, etc. that may be present in public or private drinking water.

NSF/ANSI Standard 44: Cation Exchange Water Softeners
Overview: This standard covers residential cation exchange water softeners designed to reduce hardness from public or private water supplies. Additionally, this standard can verify the system's ability to reduce radium and barium.

NSF/ANSI Standard 55: Ultraviolet Microbiological Water Treatment Systems
Overview: This standard establishes requirements for point-of-use (POU) and point-of-entry (POE) non-public water supply (non-PWS) ultraviolet systems and includes two optional classifications. Class A systems (40,000 uwsec/cm2) are designed to disinfect and/or remove microorganisms from contaminated water, including bacteria and viruses, to a safe level. Class B systems (16,000 uw-sec/cm2) are designed for supplemental bactericidal treatment of public drinking water or other drinking water, which has been deemed acceptable by a local health agency.

Coatings, valves, pipes, water meters, in-line devices, etc.
 
Plumbing System Components (NSF/ANSI Std. 14 and WRAS/WRC Testing,
Plastic pipe and fittings, faucets, valves, plumbing fixtures, metal piping, electrical and telecom conduit, etc.
 
Recreational Water Facility Products (NSF/ANSI Std. 50, ASME, ASTM, IAPMO, UL CSA)
Filters, pumps, drains, skimmers, pool alarms, UV, ozone, chemical generators, etc.
 
Wastewater Treatment Units (NSF/ANSI Std. 40, 41, 46, 69)
Whole house wastewater treatment systems, filters, pumps, etc.
 
Food Programs
 
Bottled Water and Packaged Ice
Mineral water, spring water, purified water
 
Food Equipment (NSF/ANSI Std. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 20, 21, 25, 29, 35, 36, 37, 51, 52, 59, C-2)

HACCP-9000®
Validation program for the control of known food safety hazards

Additional Programs
 
Dietary Supplements (NSF/ANSI Std. 173, NSF GMPs
Vitamins, minerals, herbs/botanicals, etc.

Functional Food and Beverages
Testing for foods that have an ingredient, metabolite, constituent ,or extract added in order to enhance the basic nutritional function
 
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) NSF 173 for Dietary supplement
Contract manufacturers and manufacturing facility registration

Kitchen Products
Residential dishwashers, clothes dryers, pot & pan washers
 
NFL/NFLPA Supplement Certification
Banned substances testing

Nonfood Compounds Registration
Lubricants, cleaning agents and solvents, disinfectants and sanitizers
 
Engineering and Research Services

Class II Biosafety Cabinet Certification
Accreditation of individuals who perform field certifications of Class II biological safety cabinets.

Biosafety cabinet certification program for safety in laboratories & hospitals, Protect Product & Personal

Protocol Certification

Testing or consulting services related to health and the environment

Standards/ Protocol Development

Don’t have a standard yet?

Write to NSF for ERS(Engineering Research Service) to help you write a international standard
 
NSF International Strategic Registrations, Ltd. (NSF/ISR)
 
ISO 9000
Quality management systems registration

ISO 14001
Environmental management systems registration.

AUTOMOBILE IS16949

AEROSPACE AS9100.