Manufacturer of Water Treatment Products Reaches Certification Agreement with UL.The USFilter Consumer & Commercial Group (USF USF University of South Florida USF Universal Service Fund (often part of phone bill in US) USF University of San Francisco USF University of Sioux Falls USF University of St. C&C Group), which manufactures and distributes bottled water and water treatment products, has signed a five-year Global Cooperation Agreement with Underwriters Laboratories Underwriters Laboratories Inc. is a U.S. not-for-profit, privately owned and operated product safety testing and certification organization. Based in Northbrook, Illinois, UL develops standards and test procedures for products, materials, components, assemblies, tools and , Inc. (UL). The agreement will allow the USF C&C Group to go through a combined-certification process for a myriad Myriad is a classical Greek name for the number 104 = 10 000. In modern English the word refers to an unspecified large quantity. The term myriad is a progression in the commonly used system of describing numbers using tens and hundreds. of UL Marks, thus reducing costs and time spent on certification. "The combined certification will allow us to get our water treatment products to consumers faster," says the USF C&C Group's vice president of research and development, Dr. Frank A. Brigano. "Also, consumers can be assured that products bearing the UL and WQA WQA Water Quality Association WQA Water Quality Assessment WQA Water Quality Act of 1987 (FWPCA) marks have undergone rigorous testing and have been approved by world-renowned organizations." Marks covered by the agreement include the traditional UL mark, * UL's Canadian C-UL mark, * UL's Environmental & Public Health (EPH EPH early pregnancy hormone. ) mark, and * Europe's CE mark. The traditional UL mark signifies compliance with U.S. safety requirements, and the C-UL mark demonstrates compliance with applicable Canadian standards. Similarly, the CE mark indicates that the product complies with applicable European directives. Finally, UL's new EPH mark indicates compliance with environmental and public-health standards. The WQA Gold Seal also is covered, since the Water Quality Association (WQA) and UL recently signed an agreement of cooperation that permits the exchange of test data between the two organizations. WQA, an independent third-party water industry trade association, has developed strict rating standards of its own. Its Gold Seal is awarded only to water treatment systems that have met or exceeded industry standards for contaminant contaminant /con·tam·i·nant/ (kon-tam´in-int) something that causes contamination. contaminant something that causes contamination. reduction performance, structural integrity, and materials safety. "One-stop delivery of comprehensive conformity coverage is a real win," says Donald A. Mader, UL's executive vice president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. for the Americas. "This is true not only for UL and the industry, but also, more importantly, for our customers and for the consumer." One member of the USF C&C Group, Northbrook, Illinois-based Culligan, plans to list two of its most recent water-softener lines, the Culligan Medallist Series[TM] and the Culligan Gold Series[TM] softeners, under this program. |
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