USA/1799
WTO/TBT
US United States of America
  • 03 - Services, Company organization, Management and quality, Administration, Transport, Sociology
  • 19 - Testing
  • 97 - Domestic and commercial equipment, Entertainment, Sports
2022-01-03
2021-11-09

Cooking products, test procedures; Quality (ICS 03.120), Test conditions and procedures in general (ICS 19.020), Kitchen equipment (ICS 97.040)

Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Cooking Products (41 page(s), in English)

Notice of proposed rulemaking and announcement of public meeting - The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") proposes to establish a test procedure for a category of cooking products, i.e., conventional cooking tops, under a proposed new appendix. The proposed test procedure would adopt the latest version of the relevant  industry standard with modifications to adapt the test method to gas cooking tops, offer an optional method for burden reduction, normalize the energy use of each test cycle, include measurement of standby mode and off mode energy use, update certain test conditions, and provide certain clarifying language. This NOPR also proposes to retitle the existing cooking products test procedure for microwave ovens only. DOE is seeking comment from interested parties on the proposal.