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World Health Organization renews NSF designation as collaborating centre |
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Wednesday, 28 January 2009 |
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NSF International, an
independent, non-profit organization, announced that the World Health
Organization (WHO) has renewed NSF’s status as a WHO Collaborating Centre for
Food and Water Safety and Indoor Environment.
 This collaboration has in sight international health.
This includes offering developing countries training and support to strengthen
their food, water and indoor air resources and helping WHO respond to national
public health agencies, industry and consumers.
“Serving as a WHO Collaborating Centre complements our
public health and safety mission, and having WHO recognize our expertise in
food, water and indoor environment is essential, especially as we continue to
expand our presence globally,” said Kevan P. Lawlor, NSF President and Chief
Executive Officer.
According to Stan Hazan,
Senior Director of NSF’s Regulatory Affairs and Association Programs, “Future
initiatives with WHO will include development of the 4th edition of WHO
Drinking Water Guidelines, completion of the airline water sanitation
guidelines, promotion of WHO’s 5 Keys to Food Safety Systems, the development
of a certification program for water treatment technologies, and cooperation on
the 2009 NSF/USDA Food Safety Education Conference to be held in Atlanta in
2010.” |
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