What does NSF-approved actually mean?
The National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) is a non-profit organization which focuses on public health, safety, and environmental protection. This is achieved by development of industry standards, education and by providing third party conformity assessments. NSF is the only third party product certifier to be fully accredited by ANSI (American National Standards Institute) in the U.S. NSF is widely recognized for its scientific and technical expertise in the health and environmental sciences.
ANSI/NSF Standard 60 covers the chemicals used in the treatment of drinking water for things such as corrosion and scale control, pH adjustment, coagulation/flocculation, disinfection and oxidation, to name a few. The standard addresses the health effects implications of treatment chemicals and related impurities. The two principal questions addressed are:
- Is the chemical safe at the maximum dose?
- Are impurities below the maximum acceptable levels?
OxyPure hydrogen peroxide is certified under the ANSI/NSF Standard 60: Drinking Water Treatment Chemicals - Health Effects. OxyPure has the highest allowable dose rate of any hydrogen peroxide product certified by the NSF (30 ppm on a 100% H2O2 basis). Many other certified products have a maximum allowable dose of only 1ppm (100% H2O2 basis).
NSF certified production and distribution locations for OxyPure include: Spring Hill, WV, Bayport (Houston), TX, Bedford Park (Chicago), IL, and Newark (Bay Area), CA.
