NSF International, Ann Arbor, Mich. — an independent global public health and safety organization that develops standards and tests and certifies products for the food, water and health-sciences industries — said it acquired the INASSA Group of Lima, Peru, which comprises three segments: technical analysis, laboratory and sanitation.

According to NSF International, INASSA Group’s three divisions are International Analytical Services S.A.C. (INASSA), Environmental Laboratories Peru S.A.C. (Envirolab) and Servicios Integrales de Saneamiento S.A.C. (Servisanea). INASSA Group now will be known as NSF-INASSA, NSF-Envirolab and NSF-Servisanea. NSF-INASSA Group provides services across the seafood, fish meal, pharmaceutical products, drinking water and mining sectors, and also works closely with regulators and government agencies. It employs more than 220 scientists, auditors and environmental health professionals.

NSF International, which has existing offices in Peru, Chile, Brazil, Mexico and Costa Rica, said it will make NSF-INASSA Group its primary Latin American base for the full range of laboratory testing and technical services NSF provides for the food, water, pharma and seafood sectors. Carmen Catter and Luis Bueno, founders of INASSA Group, will continue in their leadership roles as general managers of NSF-INASSA Group.

“NSF-INASSA’s, NSF-Envirolab and NSF-Servisanea’s excellent reputation in both national and international markets for testing accuracy, turnaround time and customer services is a perfect complement to NSF International’s independence and integrity,” Catter said. “Together, we will continue to help improve food and environmental safety and quality in Latin America.”