| Drinking Water Industry | W270 | DVGW – Deutscher Verein des Gas- und Wasserfaches e.V. (German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water) | Recommendation | Germany | DVGW certified Laboratories | Material | 5 Years | Microbiological Examination |
| KTW – Kunststoffe im Trinkwasser (Plastics in Drinking Water) | BfR – Bundesamt für Risikobewertung (Federal Office for Risk Assessment) | Lebensmittel- und Futtermittelgesetzbuch LFGB (legislation on foodstuffs and feeds) (§ 2 Section 6 Line 1 Nr. 1) | Germany | DVGW certified Laboratories | Material and Product | 5 Years | BfR White List (i.e., BfR Recommendation 15, Cat. 4) - Chlorine Demand
- TOC Level
- Migration Tests
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| ACS – Accreditation de conformité sanitaire (Accreditation of Hygienic Conformity) | ACS – Accreditation de conformité sanitaire (Accreditation of Hygienic Conformity) | AFNOR – Association française de normalisation XO P41-250 Parts 1 – 3 (French Association of Standardization) | France | CRECEP – Paris LHRSP – Nancy IP – Lille | Material and Product | 5 Years | - White List
- Material Composition
- Cytotoxicity
- TOC Level
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| WRAS – Water Regulations Advisory Scheme | WRAS – Water Regulations Advisory Scheme | BSI 6920 and BS 2494 | Great Britain | WRAS certified Laboratories | Material and Product | 5 Years | - Material Composition
- Manufacture
- Cytotoxicity
- Migration Tests
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| Ö Norm | ÖVGW – Österreichischer Verein des Gas- und Wasserfaches (Austrian Gas and Water Union) | Ö Norm B5014/ Section 1 | Austria (also accepts the KTW test) | ÖVGW certified Laboratories | Material and Product | 5 Years | - White List
- Material Composition
- Chlorine Demand
- TOC Level
- Migration Tests
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| KIWA | Ministerial Expert Committee + Toxicity Sub-Committee | Directive Doc. 94-01 | Netherlands | KIWA | Material and Product | 5 Years | - Material Composition
- Manufacture
- Toxicity Tests
- Migration Tests
- Microbiological Examination
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| ETA-DK (Danish Board of European Technical Approvals) | DEPA and DTC | NKB rules + DS/EN standards | Denmark (also accepts the KTW test) | Certified Laboratories | Material and Product | 5 Years | - White List
- Material Composition
- Manufacture
- TOC Level
- Migration Tests
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| NSF 61 | National Sanitation Foundation | NSF Standard 61 | USA | NSF certified Laboratories | Material and Product | 5 Years with Annual Audit | - Material Composition
- Testing the Groups
- Toxicity Tests
- Microbiological Examination
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| AS/NZS 4020:2005 | AWQC – Australien Water Quality Criteria | AS/NZS 4020:2005 | Australia | AWQC certified Laboratories | Material and Product | 5 Years | - Microbiological Examination
- Manufacture
- Toxicity Tests
- Migration Tests
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| Food and Beverage Industry | EU Direktive 1935/2004 | European Parliament | EU Direktive 1935/2004 | Europe | Any Accredited Testing Laboratory | Material | Unlimited | - FDA Conformity
- BfR Recommendation 21, Cat. 4
- ADI Free®
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| BfR Recommendation 21 for Rubbers | Bundesamt für Risikobewertung (Federal Office for Risk Assessment) | LFGB Lebensmittel- und Futtermittelgesetzbuch (legislation on foodstuffs and feeds) | Germany | Any Accredited Testing Laboratory | Material | Unlimited | - BfR White List
- Migration Tests (categorized by contact duration)
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| BfR Recommendation 15 for Silicone Materials | Bundesamt für Risikobewertung (Federal Office for Risk Assessment) | LFGB Lebensmittel- und Futtermittelgesetzbuch (legislation on foodstuffs and feeds) | Germany | Any Accredited Testing Laboratory | Material | Unlimited | - BfR White List
- Migration Tests (categorized by contact duration)
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| FDA Conformity | Food and Drug Administration | FDA21. CFR 177.2600 (Elastomers)/ FDA 21. CFR 177.2400 (Perfluoroelastomers)/ FDA 21. CFR 177.1500 (Plastics) | USA (is also accepted in Europe) | Any Accredited Testing Laboratory | Material | Unlimited | - FDA White List
- Migration Tests
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| NSF 51 | National Sanitation Foundation | FDA 21. CFR 177.2600 (Elastomers)/ FDA 21. CFR 177.2400 (Perfluoroelastomers)/ FDA 21. CFR 177.1500 (Plastics) | USA | NSF certified Laboratories | Material | 5 Years with Annual Audit | - FDA White List
- Migration Tests
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| 3-A® Sanitary Standard | 3-A® | | USA (is also accepted in Europe) | Any Accredited Testing Laboratory | Material | Unlimited | Durability Tests in Predetermined Media Classification Using Fixed Limits |
| ADI free® – Animal derived ingredient free | | EMEA/410/01 rev2 | Worldwide | | Material | Unlimited | |
| Pharmaceutical Industry | USP Class VI | United States Pharmacopeia | | USA (is also accepted in Europe) | Licensed Laboratories | Material | Unlimited | Testing Compatibility with Living Organisms |
