Beware of Free Offers Because You Often Get What You Pay For
Product certification in North America is a competitive undertaking, with numerous organizations vying for manufacturers’ business....
Accreditation Brings the Entire World’s Wares to North America
A bathroom faucet manufactured by Globe Union in China. A toilet produced in Turkey by Eczacibasi. A luxury bathtub by Palazzo Baths...
How Accreditation Could Have Prevented an Outbreak of SARS
Eight Safeguards That Might Have Limited Spread of the Deadly Coronavirus In 2003 Tt was something as seemingly innocuous as a P-trap — a...
Industry buzz surrounds IAPMO R&T’s electro-plumbing certification program
The number of plumbing fixtures and appliances incorporating electronic elements has grown exponentially in recent months and IAPMO R&T...
Quality of Product Certification
We’ve seen a lot of news stories lately about products from China being recalled due to safety concerns. Without question, such reports...
NSF/ANSI 61 Drinking Water System Components – Health Effects
NSF/ANSI 61 Drinking Water System Components – Health Effects serves as the health standard for all plumbing products and materials,...
Foreign or Domestic: We’ve Got Our Standards
We’ve seen a lot of news stories lately about products from China being recalled due to safety concerns. Without question, such reports...
The Importance of Product Testing and Certification
When you ask someone, “What does certification mean?” most people will simply say, “To certify a product.” The term...
IAPMO R&T Now Listing Drinking Water Unit Listing
Happy New Year. As many of you know, the NFPA 5000 has been adopted as the building code of the state of California. As a part of the...
What Are Classified Listings?
I recently attended a hearing, during which there were some discussions regarding the IAPMO R&T classified listing. It appeared that...