WASHINGTON, D.C.—Green Seal Inc. announced 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 more than 100 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.”
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