Green Seal is First Nationally Recognized Standard for Green Restaurants
Posted on: Wednesday, 9 September 2009, 07:05 CDT
Green Seal's GS-46 Becomes American National Standard For Restaurants and Food Services
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Green Seal Inc. is pleased to announce that the Green Seal Environmental Standard for Restaurants and Food Services, GS-46, has been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). First published in May 2009, GS-46 is based on real data on the environmental impacts of restaurants and food services including the impacts of food, energy and water use, and supplies. As a result, the GS-46 standard provides a comprehensive framework to guide operations on how to reduce their environmental impacts and is the basis for Green Seal Certification.
GS-46 is the first Green Seal specification to be approved as an American National Standard. According to ANSI, "The procedures used by the standards body in connection with the development of American National Standards meet the Institute's Essential Requirements for openness, balance, consensus and due process."
GS-46 was developed with input from over one hundred stakeholders including industry trade groups, operators, suppliers, academia and environmental and health organizations. In addition to its ANSI accreditation, Green Seal follows ISO 14024 guidelines in developing environmental standards and certifying products. Green Seal standards also comply with the Global Ecolabelling Criteria.
"Green Seal is proud to have this important standard approved by ANSI," said Dr. Arthur Weissman, President and CEO. "ANSI approval validates the consensus and procedural processes used by Green Seal in developing GS-46 as an American National Standard."
About Green Seal, Inc.
Green Seal, a non-profit based in Washington D.C., has been identifying consumer and institutional products and services that protect the environment and human health since 1989. Green Seal has developed over 40 standards and certified more than 3,300 products and services. Using a credible and transparent process, Green Seal guides consumers and purchasers to make the environmentally preferable choices.
About ANSI
ANSI is a private non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance U.S. global competitiveness and the American quality of life by promoting, facilitating, and safeguarding the integrity of the voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system. Its membership is comprised of businesses, professional societies and trade associations, standards developers, government agencies, and consumer and labor organizations. The Institute represents the diverse interests of more than 125,000 companies and organizations and 3.5 million professionals worldwide.
SOURCE Green Seal Inc.
Source: PR Newswire
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