NSF 538 MOAH-Free Certification for Nonfood Compounds and Food Equipment Materials
As a manufacturer looking to build resilience in your product offering, NSF MOAH-Free certification validates your nonfood compounds or food equipment materials do not contain high levels of MOAH*. If you’re looking to certify MOAH-Free food-grade lubricants, MOAH-Free mold release agents or MOAH-Free O-rings, for example, we’re ready to get you started.
More than a single test report, NSF MOAH-Free certified products are retested annually and accompanied by either a combined or individual certification mark, signifying compliance to the guideline. This can provide additional peace of mind for your buyers and end users. Plus, once a product is certified, you can direct any buyer seeking confirmation to your NSF online listing or (for nonfood compounds) to the NSF White Book™.
Designed by NSF food safety specialists, highly qualified chemists, and our standards development professionals, NSF Certification Guideline 538, MOAH-Free Products for Nonfood Compounds and Food Equipment Materials, is built on industry needs from across the supply chain, in-depth food industry knowledge and decades of NSF standards development. We wrote the standard, we set the benchmark.
To qualify for MOAH-Free certification:
- For nonfood compounds: Your products must be registered with NSF as a nonfood compound, or certified by NSF to ISO 21469, Lubricants with Incidental Product Contact.
- For food equipment materials: Your products must be certified by NSF to Standard 51, Food Equipment Materials.
Start your MOAH-Free certification process
Steps to MOAH-Free certification
- 1
Contact us and provide the relevant documentation for your product(s)
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We’ll conduct:
- Formulation review and testing setup
- Label review
- MOAH analysis
- Quality control check on the project and related documents.
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Following a successful outcome:
Your NSF online listing (or NSF White Book™ listing for nonfood compounds) will be updated to include your new certificate.
You will receive authorisation to apply the corresponding certification mark on your products.
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Continued compliance for extra peace of mind
We’ll request an annual attestation is signed by you (the manufacturer) confirming your formulation has not changed.
We’ll request a sample for MOAH testing annually to demonstrate ongoing compliance.
Why certify with NSF?
With food safety regulations increasing, and growing pressure to prove your products are MOAH-Free, certify your nonfood compounds or food equipment materials with NSF.
Backed by decades of specialist food industry knowledge and standards development, NSF MOAH-Free certification aligns with growing regulatory demands and proves your products meet top safety standards.
NSF MOAH-Free certification sets your products apart, supports your commitment to evolving regulations, and can open doors to new markets.
*MOAH-Free certification is based on the definition in NSF 538 Guideline, MOAH-Free Products for Nonfood Compounds and Food Equipment Materials.
