(NSF: Ann Arbor, MI) -- NSF International, an independent organization committed to protecting and improving human health and the environment, offers two new environmental programs to meet the growing demand for science-based support to verify environmental product claims. NSF can now provide Product Category Rule (PCR) development and Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) verification across multiple product groups and industries.

Based on the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) environmental standard, ISO 14025—“Environmental labels and declarations—Type III environmental declarations—Principles and procedures,” the PCRs define how to conduct a life-cycle assessment for a particular product group and what to include in the resulting report. A life-cycle assessment measures inputs, outputs, and environmental impacts of a product across its lifespan. The Environmental Product Declaration is the third-party-verified report that functions like a nutrition label to explain the data generated from a life-cycle assessment.

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