Since 2000, the Association has taken on
several initiatives as follows:-

CEN Workshop

CEN Workshop: "European Hygienic Accreditation for Commercial Food Equipment Cleanability - Design and Construction Principles" prepared by the European Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association. Use this link to find out about the need for and the background to the document. Updates on this topic are posted in the regular newszine issues.

This document can now be purchased online from the BSI website www.bsonline.bsi-global.com. BSI Members £90.00,
Non BSI Members £180.00.

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RFID

EFEDA sees the identification of components and materials via radio-readable tags as an important way of improving traceability in parts control and service records. EFEDA has signed up to the EAN International coordinating body and it believes that there could be tremendous opportunities for cost reduction.

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WEEE Directive

The European Parliament and EU Council have set the goal of reducing the amount of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) going to landfill and reducing the hazardous substance content of Electronic and Electrical Equipment (EEE). To find out how this affects your company please use this link. Regular updates on this topic are issued in the monthly newszines, including the implementation dates across the different European countries.

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RoHS directive

The RoHS Directive is a Single Market Directive and will therefore be applied equally in all member states. Use this link to find out about the scope of this directives and the hazardous substances involved. We will publish all updates on this directive in the monthly EFEDA newszines.

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Energy using Products Directive

The Energy using Products (EuP) Directive became law in the European Union on the 11th of August 2005. Member States must transpose this Directive into national law within 2 years. It promises to have an even more profound effect on industry than the RoHS Directive. Use this link to find out more. Articles on this topic will be updated in future EFEDA newszines.

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Website

The EFEDA website is under constant review and up date and we will continue to add information and updates to the website. The section with all the members' listings gives a page per member and contains both full contact information as well as a company profile and product listings section. If each member keeps their section up to date, members are able to recoup the cost of the EFEDA subscription from contacts made through the website alone, without including any other benefits provided by EFEDA. If you would like to see any other information provided on the website or any other suggestions please email the EFEDA Secretary at efeda@admin.co.uk who will pass your suggestions on to the EFEDA committee.