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EPA Energy Star Procedure changes
In recent days the US-American Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decided to rework and strengthen its successful Energy Star Program.
The former procedure, to allow manufacturers to submit labeling-support-data up to one year after placement of product into market, has changed. One of the reasons is that this old practice led to confusion on the consumer side, as it was not possible to confirm whether the labeled products are really listed at the EPA and therefore meet the requirements. To avoid that kind of confusion, pre-qualification has been introduced. Now, qualifying product information including lab test reports must be presented to and approved by the EPA before a product can be labeled with the Energy-Star.
In addition, the EPA also started to question the qualification of test-data and the way that data was attained. Hence, it is planned to have all products undergo qualification tests at accredited and approved laboratories by the end of this year.
The TUV Rheinland Group already has several laboratories that are accredited for testing according to Energy Star standards and plans to add further laboratories and product groups to its’ existing service portfolio. This will enable TUV Rheinland to provide even better services for our clients.
The intended changes in the Energy Star Scheme are quite complex and further amendments of the scheme can be expected in the near future.
