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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

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

DOE leverages supercomputing resources to strengthen manufacturing

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is providing $3 million to spur the […]


05.28.2020

ENERGY STAR® updates

ENERGY STAR congratulates NAFEM members Hoshizaki America Inc., ITW Food Equipment Group, and Welbilt, Inc., all of which received Partner […]


05.28.2020

USMCA facilitates broader use of ASTM standards

When the USMCA goes into effect July 1, it introduces a new playing field for standards development organizations. While the […]


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