NSF/ANSI 456 Standard Vaccine Storage

Released in June 2021, this voluntary standard was developed in collaboration with the NSF, CDC, healthcare providers, and equipment/vaccine manufacturers.

D.A.I. Scientific offers cold storage products that are compliant with the new National Sanitation Foundation (NSF)/American National Standards Institute (ANSI) 456 Standard for Vaccine Storage. This standard outlines preferred construction and performance details of refrigerators and freezers that are used for vaccine storage. It was developed by the NSF/ANSI Joint Committee on Vaccine Storage — in addition to public health agencies and industry manufacturers — and released in June 2021. As of now, it is not mandatory but intended to enhance the CDC’s Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit, which remains the industry standard for vaccine storage.