News

No new EPA activity announced

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has not announced anything impacting the commercial foodservice equipment industry since the outbreak of […]


05.28.2020

CARB amends enforcement policy

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) enforcement policy was amended to clarify Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) enforcement and to acknowledge […]


05.28.2020

Spring TLC and NDPSC meetings canceled; virtual meetings planned for fall timeframe

The spring NAFEM Technical Liaison Committee (TLC) and NAFEM Data Protocol Subcommittee (NDPSC) meetings will be canceled. Both groups will […]


05.18.2020

The NAFEM Show 2021 – new dates & location announced

CHICAGO – The North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM) today announced that The NAFEM Show will take place […]


05.12.2020

States, environmentalists challenge Process Rule amendments

Two petitions were filed in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals challenging DOE’s Process Rule amendments, one on behalf of […]


04.30.2020

Court rules against HFCs as replacement for ozone-depleting substances

In an April 7 ruling on Mexichem Fluor v. EPA, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit restored […]


04.30.2020

NAFEM advocates for passage of AIM Act

The U.S. Senate’s American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act outlines a plan to phase down the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) over […]


04.30.2020

DOE requests input on regulatory agenda

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a Federal Register notice seeking information about how best to prioritize rulemakings for the […]


04.30.2020

ENERGY STAR® updates

ENERGY STAR Commercial Dishwashers Version 3.0 Limited Topic Proposal proposes the introduction of a wash-energy metric, amendments to the current […]


04.30.2020

NAFEM membership in SBLC advances voice of small business

More than 28 million small businesses make up 99.7% of all U.S. firms, according to the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council. To […]


04.30.2020