(ASTM International: West Conshohocken, PA) -- Responding to increasing requests from suppliers and their customers, ASTM International has developed a new program, the Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity. Launched in April 2012, this latest offering is an outgrowth of ASTM International’s certification programs.

Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity provides manufacturers, purchasers, and consumers with the evidence that products in fact conform to ASTM test methods. Product test results will be registered with ASTM International, and supporting documentation will show the supplier’s registration and acceptance by an independent third party.

Sponsored and administered by ASTM International, the new program is available to any supplier, manufacturer, distributor, or private brand owner. In a typical scenario, suppliers having products tested to ASTM test methods will register specific information regarding their products, accredited labs, and the ASTM test methods. Once accepted by ASTM, suppliers can provide the documentation or request ASTM to provide documentation to their customers.

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