
Guidance to North American Plumbing Codes by Kiwa
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About North American Plumbing Codes
The most widely adopted plumbing code in the United States is the International Plumbing Code published by the International Code Council (ICC) and the Uniform Plumbing Code, published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO). Together with our partner institutes Kiwa can facilitate compliance to most referenced plumbing product standards.
Benefits of our IPC and UPC services
- Kiwa is well respected in the water industry, a symbol of quality and integrity.
- Our services encompass all areas of the water and wastewater supply networks.
- We provide a responsive and personalized guidance through the certification process.
- Kiwa's proven record of combining approvals keep costs down and improve market on time.
- Extensive international network that supports approvals and access to new markets.
- The use the Kiwa quality mark on your products and promotional materials to create trust.
Kiwa NSF/ANSI/CAN 60 product certificate for drinking water treatment chemicals — Health effects
NSF/ANSI/CAN 60 is the American National Standard for evaluation of water treatment chemicals and is required by regulation or law in most U.S. states and Canadian provinces/territories. This Standard establishes minimum health effects requirements for the chemicals, the chemical contaminants, and the impurities that are directly added to drinking water for drinking water treatment.

NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 Product Certificate for Drinking Water System Components
Nearly all U.S. states and Canadian provinces/territories require that components of drinking water distribution systems comply with and/or be certified to the NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 standard. This standard sets minimum criteria for evaluating the health effects of materials, components, products and systems that come into contact with drinking water.

Kiwa NSF/ANSI/CAN 372 Product certificate for drinking water system components – Lead content
Most North American and Canadian governmental agencies that regulate drinking water supplies require that water treatment or distribution products comply with NSF/ANSI/CAN 372: Drinking water system components – Lead content.
