[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 176 (Tuesday, December 1, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2842]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING NSF INTERNATIONAL'S 65TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. JOHN D. DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 1, 2009

  Mr. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate NSF 
International and thank them for the great work they have done over the 
last 65 years. Since 1944, when it was established at the University of 
Michigan's School of Public Health, in Ann Arbor, NSF International has 
gone on to reach innumerable achievements.
  NSF International has established itself as a leader in the field of 
drinking water safety, food safety, indoor air, organic certification, 
toy safety, and many other areas of public health and safety. In 1984 
NSF International opened its first office abroad in Brussels, Belgium. 
Just over 20 years later NSF International now maintains offices and 
laboratories across North America and Europe, as well as in South 
America, Africa, and Asia. I believe their selection as a Collaborating 
Centre on Food and Water Safety as well as Indoor Environment by the 
World Health Organization speaks to their outstanding international 
reputation in the field.
  Most importantly, NSF International has protected an untold number of 
consumers over the last 65 years through their testing, certification, 
education, and other services. Consumer safety is critically important 
and is an issue I have worked diligently on during my career in the 
United States House of Representatives. Protecting consumers from 
dangerous products would not be possible without the role that 
independent, not-for-profit organizations, such as NSF International, 
play.
  This role is particularly important with our increasingly global 
marketplace. As more and more products come to the United States from 
abroad, extra steps must be taken to ensure American consumers are 
receiving the safest products possible. NSF International has played a 
key role in certifying products worldwide as well as writing 
internationally recognized standards. I thank them for the very 
important work they do.
  I am proud to say that an organization with such an outstanding 
reputation domestically and internationally, and an organization with 
so many years of experience and achievement, was founded and is still 
headquartered in the great city of Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is 
organizations such as NSF International that make Michigan, and 
Michigan's 15th District, such a wonderful place and make me so proud 
to represent the area. I ask all my colleagues to join me in 
congratulating and thanking NSF International.

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