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In August 2009 the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has published the ANSI FL1 “Flashlight Basic
Performance” Standard (developed by the Torch Standards Committee) for the first time. Initially introduced for
the United States it is on the way to become the first worldwide torch standard with fixed definitions and testing
methods for torch basic performance as well as associated marking.
The clearly defined test methods and marking rules will help retailers and consumers to gain a clearer
understanding of the performance. Furthermore they match very well to the overall idea of the VARTA Torch
Relaunch 2011. Therefore VARTA has adapted its way of measuring the torches’ performance to the new standard.
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a private non-profit organization that oversees the
development of voluntary consensus standards for products, services, processes, etc. in the United States.
The organization coordinates U.S. standards with international standards, which allows international comparison.
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