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WQA Gold Seal

WQA Gold Seal logo

The Water Quality Association’s Gold Seal Certification Program is dedicated to providing public health and safety services throughout the USA and globally, while maintaining expert service, superior reputation, and fair pricing. The Gold Seal Program offers certification of all products and chemicals that contact drinking water. WQA's ANSI/SCC accredited Gold Seal Certification Program assures consumers, regulators and other interested stakeholders that a product has been certified by reputable independent third-party organization.

Learn more: WQA Gold Seal websiteExternal Site

Conformity assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

Conformity with WQA Gold Seal's standard is verified by our own organization (second party) following ISO 17025 Testing and Calibration Laboratories, ISO / IEC Guide 65 Product Certification, ISO 17020

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Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?

Name

Water Quality Association

Member of

Other

Type

Non-profit

Also manages

WQA Sustainability Mark

Organization type: 181750

Member of: Accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), according to ISO 17065 and ISO 14024


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Conformity Assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

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  • Audit / surveillance requirements
  • Duration of certification, time to achieve certification

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  • Contact details, primary contact
  • Organizational details including year established, funding, and governance

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Key data

Year ecolabel est. 1959

Classification | Who, what, where

Product categories this ecolabel applies to
Other

Other categories: Products that treat or contact drinking water


Where this ecolabel is found
Canada China France Germany Hong Kong India Israel Italy Japan Korea, Republic of Mexico Netherlands Russian Federation Taiwan Turkey United Kingdom United States



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Last updated: 18 March 2020