April ’26 at-a-glance … environment

Products and equipment using HFCs and HFC blends must be labeled 

Under the 2020 American Innovation & Manufacturing (AIM) Act, refrigeration and other products and equipment that use or are intended to use HFCs or HFC blends must meet  

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) labeling requirements. These requirements took effect for chillers and industrial process refrigeration equipment Jan. 1. Labeling requirements for ice machines and refrigerated food processing and dispensing equipment take effect Jan. 1, 2027. The EPA provides a detailed fact sheet with labeling examples.