Is Samsung NSF certified?
Cert-reality TL;DR for Samsung
Samsung's fridge cartridges are listed in all three certifier directories, under two different company names, and the HAF-QIN/EXP element carries NSF/ANSI 53 lead reduction. Three other 'lead' entries mean something else.
Standards held in our local corpus
Performance
Material & component safety
Certification Reality: What's Actually Tested
This table shows the NSF/IAPMO/WQA-listed certifications for each Samsung SKU we tracked, alongside the contaminants the brand markets but which do not appear on the third-party listing. Green chips are third-party verified; amber chips are marketing claims without a corresponding listing. Every row links to the live certifier database so you can verify the listed claim set yourself.
| SKU / Model | Standards held | What’s certified | Brand claims but NOT certified | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HAF-QIN/EXP HAF-QIN/EXP — model DA97-17376B, NSF element DA97-08006C, 316 gal at 0.4 gpm | Performance NSF/ANSI 401 NSF/ANSI 42 NSF/ANSI 53 |
| No discrepancy
| View NSF listing |
HAF-CIN/EXP HAF-CIN/EXP — model DA29-00020B, NSF element DA97-08006A-1, 300 gal at 0.5 gpm | Performance NSF/ANSI 401 NSF/ANSI 42 NSF/ANSI 53 |
| No discrepancy | View NSF listing |
HAF-QIN/XME HAF-QIN/XME — model DA97-17376A, NSF element DA97-08006C-1, 300 gal | Performance NSF/ANSI 42 |
| No discrepancy
| View NSF listing |
HAF-HIN-1 HAF-HIN-1 — 660 gal at 0.47 gpm, plumbed-in to separate tap | Performance NSF/ANSI 401 NSF/ANSI 42 NSF/ANSI 53 |
| No discrepancy
| View NSF listing |
HAF-QIN/EXP
HAF-QIN/EXP — model DA97-17376B, NSF element DA97-08006C, 316 gal at 0.4 gpm
Standards held
Performance
What’s certified
- Chlorine
- Nominal Particulate Reduction, Class I
- Taste and Odor
- 2,4-D
- Asbestos
- Atrazine
- Benzene
- Carbofuran
- Chlorobenzene
- Cyst
- Endrin
- Ethylbenzene
- Lead
- Lindane
- Mercury
- O-Dichlorobenzene
- P-Dichlorobenzene
- Tetrachloroethylene
- Toxaphene
- Turbidity
- Atenolol
- Bisphenol A
- Carbamazepine
- DEET
- Estrone
- Linuron
- Meprobamate
- Metolachlor
- Naproxen
- Nonylphenol
- Phenytoin
- TCEP
- TCPP
- Trimethoprim
- Ibuprofen
Brand claims but NOT certified
No discrepancyNSF lists this cartridge by its element number, DA97-08006C, with HAF-QIN/EXP as the trade name. Our own corpus stores only the element number and carries no HAF-QIN alias — so searching this site for 'HAF-QIN' finds nothing even though the listing is held. The trade name is what appears on the box.
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Listing
View NSF listingHAF-CIN/EXP
HAF-CIN/EXP — model DA29-00020B, NSF element DA97-08006A-1, 300 gal at 0.5 gpm
Standards held
Performance
What’s certified
- Chlorine
- Nominal Particulate Reduction, Class I
- Taste and Odor
- 2,4-D
- Asbestos
- Atrazine
- Benzene
- Carbofuran
- Chlorobenzene
- Cyst
- Endrin
- Ethylbenzene
- Lead
- Lindane
- Mercury
- O-Dichlorobenzene
- P-Dichlorobenzene
- Tetrachloroethylene
- Toxaphene
- Turbidity
- Atenolol
- Bisphenol A
- Carbamazepine
- DEET
- Estrone
- Linuron
- Meprobamate
- Metolachlor
- Naproxen
- Nonylphenol
- Phenytoin
- TCEP
- TCPP
- Trimethoprim
Brand claims but NOT certified
No discrepancyListing
View NSF listingHAF-QIN/XME
HAF-QIN/XME — model DA97-17376A, NSF element DA97-08006C-1, 300 gal
Standards held
Performance
What’s certified
- Chlorine
- Nominal Particulate Reduction, Class III
Brand claims but NOT certified
No discrepancyThe two HAF-QIN variants are not equivalent. HAF-QIN/EXP holds NSF/ANSI 42, 53 and 401. HAF-QIN/XME holds NSF/ANSI 42 only, for chlorine and a coarser particulate class, with no health-effects listing at all. A retail page that shows them as interchangeable is describing fit, not certification.
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Listing
View NSF listingHAF-HIN-1
HAF-HIN-1 — 660 gal at 0.47 gpm, plumbed-in to separate tap
Standards held
Performance
What’s certified
- Chlorine
- Nominal Particulate Reduction, Class I
- Taste and Odor
- Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb
- Asbestos
- Chlordane
- Chromium
- Cyst
- Lead
- MTBE
- Mercury
- Microcystin
- PCB
- Toxaphene
- Turbidity
- VOC
- Arsenic (Pentavalent)
- Atenolol
- Bisphenol A
- Carbamazepine
- DEET
- Estrone
- Ibuprofen
- Linuron
- Meprobamate
- Metolachlor
- Microplastics
- Naproxen
- Nonylphenol
- Phenytoin
- TCEP
- TCPP
- Trimethoprim
Brand claims but NOT certified
No discrepancyThis element's NSF/ANSI 53 list names 'Chromium' without a valence. The RWP-series rows in the same directory say 'Chromium (Trivalent)' explicitly. Trivalent and hexavalent chromium are different species with different health significance, and an unqualified entry should not be read as covering Chromium-6.
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Listing
View NSF listingSearch any Samsung or sibling-brand SKU
Type a model number to see the third-party-listed certifications and the per-SKU contaminant menu. Cross-brand search is supported — try comparing Samsung against another brand directly.
Decode the NSF/ANSI standards
Every Samsung listing answers one or more of these NSF/ANSI standards. Each link jumps to the matching glossary section.
Frequently asked
Is Samsung NSF certified?
Samsung's fridge cartridges are listed in all three certifier directories, under two different company names, and the HAF-QIN/EXP element carries NSF/ANSI 53 lead reduction. Three other 'lead' entries mean something else.
Which NSF/ANSI standards does Samsung hold?
Samsung holds third-party performance listings across NSF/ANSI 42, NSF/ANSI 53, NSF/ANSI 401, NSF/ANSI 372, NSF/ANSI 61. See the per-SKU table on our brand page to map each listing to the specific SKU and certifier.
What contaminants does Samsung remove?
Samsung SKUs collectively carry third-party-listed reduction claims across Chlorine, Nominal Particulate Reduction, Class I, Taste and Odor, 2,4-D, Asbestos, Atrazine+. The per-SKU scope varies — check the brand page for the SKU you own.
Where can I verify Samsung's certifications?
Consumers often search "Samsung NSF certified" on info.nsf.org and find no matches even when the brand carries real third-party listings at IAPMO R&T (pld.iapmo.org) or WQA Gold Seal (find.wqa.org). All three are accredited certification bodies authorized to issue performance listings against the same NSF/ANSI standards. Our cert-reality table maps each Samsung SKU to its certifier-of-record.
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