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NSF Press Release
 FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: June 2, 2003
CONTACT: Richard Andrew
Phone: 1-800-NSF-MARK ext. 5757
E-mail: andrew@nsf.org
NSF Certifies First Drinking Water
System for Arsenic Reduction
NSF
International (www.nsf.org), The Public Health and
Safety Company™,
is pleased to announce certification of Multi-Pure
Corporation's drinking water systems for pentavalent
arsenic reduction. Multi-Pure's drinking water systems
are the first systems to be NSF Certified under NSF/ANSI
Standard 53: Drinking water treatment units - Health
effects since the pentavalent arsenic reduction claim
was added to the standard.
NSF/ANSI Standard 53 covers point-of-use
and point-of-entry systems designed to reduce specific
health related contaminants that may be present in drinking
water. The pentavalent arsenic reduction claim was added
to the standard in response to industry, regulatory and
consumer demand for water treatment devices to meet the
new U.S. EPA standard for arsenic in drinking water.
The NSF Drinking Water Treatment Unit
Certification Program conducts testing according to national
standards to verify contaminant reduction claims, product
structural integrity and material safety through material
formulation reviews and extraction testing. The program
conducts label and other product literature reviews to
verify conformance to the requirements of the Standard.
In addition, periodic product retesting and unannounced
production facility audits ensure drinking water systems
continue to meet NSF/ANSI Standard 53 requirements.
"Arsenic is a health contaminant of
significant concern for many consumers across the country
and around the world," said Mark Jost, Senior Vice
President, Water Systems. "Certification of products
like those available from Multi-Pure gives the consumers
confidence in the product quality and performance."
"Multi-Pure is continuously committed
to providing drinking water treatment units that meet
new needs and higher standards," said Alvin E. Rice,
President, Multi-Pure Corporation. "We are very pleased
that NSF testing confirms the performance of Multi-Pure's
newly formulated filter which reduces not only arsenic
V but also reduces cyst, lead, mercury, VOCs, PCBs, chloramine
and other contaminants of health concern."
Founded in 1970 and headquartered in
Las Vegas, NV, Multi-Pure Drinking Water Systems is an
industry leader in the manufacturing and sale of drinking
water treatment units with global distribution (visit
www.multipure.com). Multi-Pure specializes in the production
of solid carbon block filters and drinking water treatment
devices that reduce many contaminants of health concern.
NSF International, a not-for-profit,
non-governmental organization, is the leading global
provider of public health and safety risk management
solutions in the areas of food, water, indoor air and
the environment (www.nsf.org). NSF provides product certification
and safety audits for the food and water industries.
Other services include management systems registrations
delivered through NSF International
Strategic Registrations, Ltd. and education through the
NSF Center for Public Health Education. Founded in 1944,
NSF is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan and serves
companies in 80 countries.
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