[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 142 (Thursday, September 12, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E889-E890]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE NATIONAL 
                         SANITATION FOUNDATION

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                          HON. DEBBIE DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 12, 2024

  Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the National 
Sanitation Foundation (NSF) on the 80th anniversary of their founding. 
For the last 8 decades, NSF has been setting the standards for food and 
water sanitation in Michigan, North America, and around the world, and 
their contributions to the health of our people and our planet is 
worthy of commendation.
  NSF was founded in 1944 by Walter Snyder, Henry Vaughan, and Nathan 
Sinai as a part of the University of Michigan School of Public Health 
in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Shortly afterwards the NSF formed the Council 
of Public Health Consultants, which introduced NSF Standards 1 and 2, 
marking the inception of food equipment standards in the United States. 
To date, NSF has developed more than 80 public health and safety 
standards that have been accepted by the American National Standards 
Institute.
  In the decades since, the mission of NSF has become much larger and 
more diversified. They now not only have a Food Division, but also 
Health Sciences, Consumer Products, and Biological Safety. Education 
and training in food safety, water, health sciences, and consumer 
products is also offered to those in the industries. Serving 
manufacturers operating in over 180 countries, NSF has earned the 
Collaborating Center designations by the World Health Organization 
(WHO) for Food

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and Water Safety and Indoor Environment. Its 1,200+ staff includes 
microbiologists, toxicologists, chemists, engineers, food safety 
specialists, food scientists and public health professionals.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in honoring NSF for 
their accomplishments over the last 80 years. Their commitment to 
public health, safety, and the protection of the environment has 
fundamentally changed how the world operates, and their influence is 
crucial as we try to tackle the challenges facing our people and the 
planet in the 21st century. We thank them for their dedication and are 
excited to see the developments they make over the next 80 years. Thank 
you to NSF.

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