Proposed changes to IAPMO’s Uniform Plumbing Code would prohibit any kind of private labeling by manufacturers, warns PMI.
Proposed changes to IAPMO’s Uniform Plumbing Code would extend far beyond its intended target and prohibit any kind of private labeling by manufacturers, according to the Plumbing Manufacturers Institute.
The proposals came about over a longstanding code and courtroom battle between the Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute (CISPI) and Richmond Foundries, a former cast iron pipe manufacturer and CISPI member. Richmond now imports all of its pipe and fittings from China, which are labeled with the Richmond name, country of origin and plant logo. CISPI is concerned about traceability and accountability with the current system and has sparked code changes to require the name of the Chinese manufacturer as well as the manufacturing plant location to be listed on the product.