Is there an NSF performance standard limiting the leaching of lead into drinking water?
NSF International’s consensus Standard 61, (ANSI/NSF Standard 61: Drinking Water System Components-Health Effects), herein referred to as “NSF Standard”, has been established to control leaching of lead into drinking water. The criteria for lead in the NSF Standard limits the amount of lead that can leach into the water from a particular product. The standard does not specify the lead content in that product but it is a performance standard. NSF Standard 61, section 9 covers “endpoint devices.” The NSF Standard defines endpoint devices as mechanical plumbing devices, components, and materials which are typically installed within the last liter of the distribution system and are intended by the manufacturer to dispense water for human ingestion. The devices include kitchen and bar faucets, lavatory faucets, water dispensers, drinking fountains, water coolers, glass fillers, residential refrigerator ice makers, supply stops and endpoint control valves. These devices are regulated under s
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