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Key Related Organizations

Working with key organizations allows NSF and regulators to collaborate to ensure human and environmental health worldwide. Key groups include professional, academic and trade/industry associations as well as standards, public health and governmental organizations.

Professional Associations

  • NEHA (National Environmental Health Association)
  • AFDO (Association of Food and Drug Officials)
  • CIPHI (Canadian Institute Of Public Health Inspectors)
  • IFT (Institute of Food Technologists)
  • AWWA (American Water Works Association)
  • ASPE (American Society of Plumbing Engineers)
  • CIEH (Chartered Institute of Environmental Health)
  • FDLI (Food and Drug Law Institute)
  • AIFP (International Association for Food Protection)

Academic and Trade / Industry Associations

Academic Associations

  • ASPH (Association of Schools of Public Health)
  • AEHAP (Association of Environmental Health Academic Programs)

Trade and Industry Associations

  • OTA (Organic Trade Association)
  • GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative)
  • FSSP (Food Safety Services Providers)
  • PFA (Phosphate Forum of the Americas)

Standards and Public Health Organizations

Standards Organizations

  • ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
  • CSA Group (Canadian Standards Association)
  • ANAB (ANSI National Accreditation Board)
  • SCC (Standards Council of Canada)
  • CFP (Conference for Food Protection)
  • The Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People's Republic of China (CNCA)

Public Health Organizations

  • WHO (World Health Organization)
  • PFSE (Partnership for Food Safety Education)
  • Codex Alimentarius
  • IFPTI (International Food Protection Training Institute)

National U.S. Governmental Organizations

  • USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
  • FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
  • CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
  • GSA (U.S. General Services Administration)
  • NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
  • DOC (U.S. Department of Commerce)
  • USCG (U.S. Coast Guard)
  • NRL (U.S. Naval Research Laboratory)