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What does NSF mean in vitamins?
National Sanitation Foundation
The NSF symbol you see on your multivitamin is promoting their certification by the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF International). A not-for-profit organization, NSF International conducts standard and product certification programs for dietary supplements.
What does NSF mean on products?
NSF, National Sanitation Foundation, is a non-profit organization founded in 1944, whose goal was to create standards for food safety and sanitation to promote public health. When you purchase NSF certified foodservice products, it means: The manufacturer of foodservice products uses only FDA approved raw materials.
What does NSF mean protein powder?
Search NSF Certified for Sport® products.
Are Nature Made vitamins NSF certified?
Only a handful of brands carry the seal. A few of them are Nature Made, Kirkland Signature and TruNature, for example. Another nonprofit group that independently certifies some supplements and their ingredients is NSF International. The group certifies such supplements as fish oil and multivitamins.
What are the NSF standards?
NSF/ANSI 59 establishes minimum food protection and sanitation requirements for the materials, design, fabrication, construction and performance of mobile food carts and their related components. The standard applies to carts used to prepare and serve food as well as those used only to serve prepackaged food.
What does NSF 7 mean?
Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers
NSF/ANSI 7: Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers NSF/ANSI 7 establishes minimum food protection and sanitation requirements for the materials, design, manufacture, construction and performance of commercial refrigerators and freezers and their related components.
How does NSF certification work?
NSF certification is your key to making sure that the products you use meet strict standards for public health protection. If for any reason a product fails to meet one or more certification criteria, NSF will take enforcement actions to protect you, including product recall, public notification or de-certification.
How much does it cost to get NSF certified?
The costs for certification and licensing are as follows: NSF Certification: $1,500-$2,500, depending on the number and types of products to be approved. The costs for this step will be provided to the client prior to any work being performed.
Why is NSF certification important for supplements?
All of BiPro’s products are NSF Certified for Sport®, meaning they’re tested by a third party called NSF International to ensure that the ingredients listed on the label are actually in the product, and don’t contain any contaminants, such as pesticides, heavy metals, toxins and potential pathogenic microbes.
What does NSF stand for in food safety?
NSF International (formerly the National Sanitation Foundation) is a third-party company that does a complete check of various foodservice equipment and supplies to ensure they meet or exceed NSF’s standards for cleanability, sanitation, and food protection.
What does it mean to be NSF certified for Sport?
In addition to certification under NSF/ANSI 173, supplements specifically intended for use by athletes are evaluated to NSF Certified for Sport®. This program helps protect against the adulteration of products and verifies label claims against product contents.
What’s the difference between USP and NSF certification?
USP is a nonprofit organization that sets what CR experts say are the most widely accepted standards for supplements. (It also sets mandatory standards for pharmaceuticals.) The not-for-profit NSF offers two types of certification: NSF Contents Certified and NSF Certified for Sport.