<a href="http://www.aquathermindustries.com/portal/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/nsf-gmp.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-112" title="nsf-gmp" src="http://www.aquathermindustries.com/portal/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/nsf-gmp-300x297.jpg" alt="" width="210" height="208" /></a>Last November after Aquatherm announced its first NSF-50 Certification, UMA Solar began falsely announcing in press releases that their “Heliocol, MAXG and SunStar solar collectors were the only plastic polymer panels qualified for potable (drinking) water applications as per NSF-61.”

NSF subsequently sent UMA Solar a cease and desist letter, but that has not appeared to stop additional announcements as well as a continued proliferation of their releases on the web. If you search UMA Solar + NSF-61, Google shows that there are nearly 600,000 results.<strong> Earlier this week NSF posted on its website that UMA Solar / Helicol does not in fact have NSF Certification and is issuing misleading comments by implying that they do. </strong>We are furnishing you with a link to their website and a letter from NSF dated May 3 stating that Aquatherm is currently the only solar water heating device to be NSF Certified.

<a href="http://www.nsf.org/regulatory/newsroom/cea.asp" target="_blank">NSF Regulatory Website</a>

<a href="http://www.aquathermindustries.com/portal/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/110503-Aquatherm-NSF-50-Listing-Confirmation-Signed-Letter.pdf">Aquatherm NSF-50 Listing Confirmation Signed Letter</a> (PDF; Right-click, Save Link/Target As)

<strong>We believe this ongoing action by UMA Solar is fraudulent, misleading and potentially damaging to Aquatherm, its customers and the general public</strong>. Should you or one of your potential customers be presented by a UMA / Helicol / Sun Star dealer either verbally or in writing any reference to an NSF Certification, please immediately contact us.