CEHA 2024

This presentation is designed to help environmental health specialists and plan reviewers understand the construction and performance testing requirements of NSF/ANSI 7 - the American National Standard for Commercial Refrigeration. With this knowledge, the labels placed inside certified refrigeration units such as, “for the storage and display of packaged products only”, can be better understood. Limitations on refrigeration and understanding its intended use can have implications for plan reviewed facilities and existing food establishments alike. As part of this presentation, the process of national consensus standard development, the value of standards and certification, and how regulators play a role will also be discussed.

The presentation includes:
1) Brief overview of who NSF is and how we work with health depts.
2) Brief explanation of what standards are, their development, and how they are used
3) Discussion on some of the design and safe material requirements for food equipment under the refrigeration unit standard (NSF/ANSI 7)
4) Discussion of the performance testing requirements for certified refrigeration
5) Explain the limitations placed on refrigeration (i.e. the interior labels) and their implications