New Criteria in Drinking Water Standard Tightens Lead Leaching Allowance for Plumbing Products
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Newly published changes to NSF/ANSI/CAN 61, the drinking water product standard required in the U.S. and Canada, further restrict the amount of lead that can leach from plumbing products, NSF International announced.
The significantly more rigorous requirements were approved after nearly three years of exploring various testing methods to reduce lead leaching from endpoint devices that dispense drinking water, as well as from other plumbing components.