(NSF: Salt Lake City) -- NSF International, a world leader in standards development, product certification, education, and risk management for public health and safety, launched a new program to certify distributors who sell automotive aftermarket collision parts. The NSF Automotive Aftermarket Collision Parts Distributor Certification Program closes the gap in the supply chain between part manufacturers and body shops.

The Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) sponsored and worked closely with NSF to develop the new program to meet critical supply-chain requirements, including parts traceability. The program meets the needs of collision repair shops, insurers, and ultimately consumers because it requires distributors to have quality management systems in place that address traceability, service, and quality issues with regard to both certified and noncertified parts.

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