최근 감사 결과, 유럽 군 가족들이 생활용수로 사용하는 독일 Gruenstadt에 위치한 육·공군 복지지원단 소속 플랜트의 물이 매우 깨끗하다는 사실이 입증됐다. 복지지원단의 물시설은 최근 NSF International 연간 감사에서 만점(100%)의 점수를 받았다. 세계적으로 매년 실시되는 약 800 NSF 감사 중 약 10%만이 완벽한 점수를 받는다.

지난 5월 5일부터 6일까지 이루어졌던 감사는 적합한 기록문서와 충전 작업, 식품 안전 및 방위, 올바른 제조 관행, 위생, 컨테이너 제조, 시설의 내·외부 상태 뿐 아니라 저장소까지 정해진 기준을 바탕으로 시설들을 평가한다.

A recent audit of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service's Water Plant in Gruenstadt, Germany, shows military families in Europe enjoy some of the cleanest water around. The Exchange's plant recently earned a 100 percent score on its annual NSF International audit. Of approximately 800 NSF audits conducted annually around the world, only around 10 percent receive a perfect score.

The May 5-6 audit evaluated the facility based on criteria including proper documentation and filling operations, food safety and defense, good manufacturing practices, sanitation, container manufacturing and storage as well as the state of the facility's interior and exterior.

The hazard analysis and critical control points program, pest control program and customer evaluations are also key areas of the audit which are handled by Margret Knopf, a quality assurance supervisor at Exchange European Industrial Activities in Gruenstadt. Knopf is head of the quality control department, an on-site, independent certified laboratory used to verify the quality of products.

"With Maggy in the background, we feel safe, secure and protected at all times," said Sabine Adair, Water Plant Manager. "She is meticulous when it comes to complying with U.S. Army, U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Environmental Protection Agency regulations."

The Germany plant has been open since 1996 and provides a simple taste of home for personnel stationed overseas. The plant isn't alone either, with a smaller one in operation since 2002 in Vicenza, Italy, which produces 5 gallon bottles for home delivery. That plant scored a 99.4 percent on its audit conducted May 7.

[출처 = NSF International / 2015년 7월 23일]