{"id":288,"date":"2011-05-31T13:26:52","date_gmt":"2011-05-31T17:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.environmentalriskmanagers.com\/erm\/?p=288"},"modified":"2011-05-31T13:26:52","modified_gmt":"2011-05-31T17:26:52","slug":"nsf-develops-standard-for-low-lead-plumbing-products-in-support-of-new-requirements-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/nsf-develops-standard-for-low-lead-plumbing-products-in-support-of-new-requirements-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"NSF Develops Standard for Low Lead Plumbing Products in Support of New Requirements in California"},"content":{"rendered":"
ANN ARBOR, Mich. \u2013 NSF International today announced the development of a new<\/div>\n
compositional standard for products that come in contact with drinking water, including<\/div>\n
faucets. The new requirements are incorporated into the NSF\/ANSI American National<\/div>\n
Standard for Drinking Water Products to help protect the public from exposure to lead.<\/div>\n
Annex G \u2013 Weighted Average Lead Content Evaluation Procedure to a 0.25 Percent<\/div>\n
Lead Requirement allows manufacturers to demonstrate compliance to recently enacted<\/div>\n
legislation in California that limits the weighted average of lead content in plumbing<\/div>\n
products, which come in contact with drinking water, to 0.25 percent.<\/div>\n
The annex was recently incorporated into NSF\/ANSI Standard 61: Drinking Water<\/div>\n
System Components — Health Effects, a standard that includes procedures to evaluate<\/div>\n
products that come in contact with drinking water and to screen out those products that<\/div>\n
could contribute excessive levels of contaminants into drinking water. Products covered<\/div>\n
in the standard include: pipes and related products; protective and barrier materials<\/div>\n
(including cements\/coatings); joining and sealing materials (including gaskets, adhesives,<\/div>\n
lubricants); process media (including carbon, sand, zeolite, ion exchange media);<\/div>\n
mechanical devices (including water meters, in-line valves, filters, process equipment);<\/div>\n
mechanical plumbing devices (faucets, drinking fountains, and components); and potable<\/div>\n
water materials (non-metallic materials).<\/div>\n

ANN ARBOR, Mich. \u2013 NSF International today announced the development of a new\u00a0compositional standard for products that come in contact with drinking water, including\u00a0faucets. The new requirements are incorporated into the NSF\/ANSI American National\u00a0Standard for Drinking Water Products to help protect the public from exposure to lead.<\/p>\n

Annex G \u2013 Weighted Average Lead Content Evaluation Procedure to a 0.25 Percent\u00a0Lead Requirement allows manufacturers to demonstrate compliance to recently enacted\u00a0legislation in California that limits the weighted average of lead content in plumbing\u00a0products, which come in contact with drinking water, to 0.25 percent.<\/p>\n

The annex was recently incorporated into NSF\/ANSI Standard 61: Drinking Water\u00a0System Components — Health Effects, a standard that includes procedures to evaluate\u00a0products that come in contact with drinking water and to screen out those products that\u00a0could contribute excessive levels of contaminants into drinking water. Products covered\u00a0in the standard include: pipes and related products; protective and barrier materials\u00a0(including cements\/coatings); joining and sealing materials (including gaskets, adhesives,\u00a0lubricants); process media (including carbon, sand, zeolite, ion exchange media);\u00a0mechanical devices (including water meters, in-line valves, filters, process equipment);\u00a0mechanical plumbing devices (faucets, drinking fountains, and components); and potable\u00a0water materials (non-metallic materials).<\/p>\n

The inclusion of Annex G (www.nsf.org\/media\/enews\/AnnexG.pdf<\/a>) is important for\u00a0manufacturers selling products in California who must comply with the new lead content\u00a0requirements in addition to the current chemical extraction requirements of NSF\/ANSI\u00a0Standard 61. California recently passed legislation that requires manufacturers to meet\u00a0the 0.25 percent weighted average lead content. Other states are also considering low-\u00a0lead content legislation.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnnex G establishes a protocol to determine product compliance with the 0.25 percent\u00a0maximum weighted average lead content requirement of the California Health & Safety\u00a0Code. It is our expectation that states with low lead requirements will recognize AnnexG in their regulations, and this will provide a uniform method for product evaluation,\u201d\u00a0said Pete Greiner, Technical Manager, NSF Water Treatment and Distribution Systems\u00a0Program.<\/p>\n

The annex was developed by NSF\u2019s Lead Task Group with guidance from key regulators,\u00a0proponents of the California lead bill, industry representatives and the NSF Standard\u00a061 Joint Committee. The NSF Joint Committee is comprised of equal representation\u00a0from public health, user communities and industry to ensure an open, transparent and\u00a0consensus process.<\/p>\n

While California lead content requirements are not scheduled to go into effect until\u00a02010, NSF is providing product evaluations against the annex now, and updating NSF 61\u00a0listings to indicate compliance with the low lead requirement.<\/p>\n

“Annex G is a consensus standard that took into consideration comments from key\u00a0stakeholders in California and nationwide. It gives companies a valuable tool for\u00a0assessing compliance with California’s lead content standard. California is leading the\u00a0way on getting toxic chemicals out of products. Companies that meet the standard will\u00a0be at a competitive advantage. In conjunction with applicable verification testing, this\u00a0standard provides valuable information for our laboratory to use in our work,\u201d said Bruce\u00a0La Belle, Chief, California Department of Toxic Substances Control, Environmental\u00a0Chemistry Laboratory.<\/p>\n

For more information on Annex G and NSF\/ANSI Standard 61, visit http:\/\/www.nsf.org\/\u00a0info\/wdsfaq\/index.asp<\/a>. For more information on NSF\/ANSI Standard 61 requirements\u00a0or NSF testing and certification services to the standard, contact Pete Greiner at\u00a0734.769.5517 or greinerp@nsf.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ANN ARBOR, Mich. \u2013 NSF International today announced the development of a new compositional standard for products that come in contact with drinking water, including faucets. The new requirements are incorporated into the NSF\/ANSI American National Standard for Drinking Water Products to help protect the public from exposure to lead. Annex G \u2013 Weighted Average… Continue reading NSF Develops Standard for Low Lead Plumbing Products in Support of New Requirements in California<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-risk","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=288"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estrategist.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}