Green Seal is First Nationally Recognized Standard for Green Restaurants

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.


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+1-202-872-6400