Fw: Unilever/B&J meeting with US EPA regarding use of flammable

refrigerants

Dave Godwin to: Monica Shimamura 10/06/2008 02:20 PM

Cc: Margaret Sheppard, Karen Thundiyil

Follow Up: Normal Priority. 

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"Gerrard, Alan"

<Alan.Gerrard@unilever.com

>

10/06/2008 11:34 AM

To Dave Godwin/DC/USEPA/US@EPA

cc "Gosselin, Pete" <Pete.Gosselin@unilever.com>, "Shakalis,

Andrew" <Andrew.Shakalis@unilever.com>

Subject FW: Unilever/B&J meeting with US EPA regarding use of

flammable refrigerants

Dave,

Please see attached the appropriate UL471 amendment with all the appropriate tests you asked about. 

Randy Haseman is our contact in UL. His view is that you do not need to see the full UL 471 document as

you can see from his e-mail below.

I'm sure if you have any question Randy would be prepared to answer them.

Regards,

Alan

Alan Gerrard

Centre of Excellence Ice Foods

Unilever Foods R&D

Colworth Science Park

Sharnbrook

Beds

MK44 1LQ

UK

Phone: +44 1234 22 28 13

Fax: +44 1234 22 20 07

Mob: +44 77 14 70 86 27

Unilever U.K. Central Resources Limited

Registered in England & Wales; Company No 29140

Registered Office: Unilever House, Blackfriars, London, EC4P 4BQ

From: Randall.J.Haseman@us.ul.com [mailto:Randall.J.Haseman@us.ul.com]

Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 8:13 PM

To: Gerrard, Alan

Cc: Gosselin, Pete
Subject: Re: Unilever/B&J meeting with US EPA regarding use of flammable refrigerants

Hi Alan (and Pete),

 I have attached Supplement SB to UL 471. This contains the flammable refrigerant

requirements that pertain to commercial refrigerators. Feel free to share them with your contacts

at the EPA. Note I had to copy this from a Standards Technical Panel Bulletin, that's why it starts

at page 2. Unfortunately, I can't share the rest of UL 471 with them, but you or they should be

able to order the standard from our website (they probably don't really need the base standard as

it has nothing to do with flammable refrigerants).

Best regards,

Randy Haseman

Principal Engineer (PDE)

Refrigeration and Room Air Conditioning

Phone: 847 664 3076

Fax: 847 313 3076

"Gerrard, Alan" <Alan.Gerrard@unilever.com>

10/03/2008 05:46 AM To <Randall.J.Haseman@us.ul.com>

cc "Gosselin, Pete" <Pete.Gosselin@unilever.com>

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Unilever/B&J meeting with US EPA regarding use of flammable

refrigerants

Randy,

 

Pete Gosselin from Ben & Jerry's and I met with the SNAP team at the EPA in Washington this

week after our launch of the hydrocarbon ice cream freezer. Unilever will be submitting an

application for the use of R290 in its ice cream cabinets and our meeting discussed a draft

application for comment by the EPA.

 

One question the EPA had was about UL 471 + appendix A for use of flammable refrigerants. 

Would you be able to send the EPA a copy of the latest UL471 with appendix covering the use of

flammable refrigerants for their use or is a copy already available to the EPA?

 

I appreciate this is not a regular request but hope nevertheless that you can assist Pete and I in

some way. 

 

Regards,
 

Alan

 

Alan Gerrard

Centre of Excellence Ice Foods

Unilever Foods R&D

Colworth Science Park

Sharnbrook

Beds

MK44 1LQ

UK

Phone: +44 1234 22 28 13

Fax: +44 1234 22 20 07

Mob: +44 77 14 70 86 27

 

Unilever U.K. Central Resources Limited

Registered in England & Wales; Company No 29140

Registered Office: Unilever House, Blackfriars, London, EC4P 4BQ

 

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