EU Regulation 1060/2010 fridge freezer labels..

EU Regulation 1059/2010 states that all domestic fridge and fridge freezer combinations on sale in the European Community have to be accompanied by an energy efficiency label nearby. For example:

(You can make a label for fridges of the appropriate type simply by clicking on the icon.)

The energy class tells the consumer how efficient the refridgerator is. Obviously A++ is more efficient (less costly to run) than A+.

Two volume figures are shown, the non freezing compartment (for example 220 Litres) and the freezing compartment (for example 60 Litres).

One of the most important icons is the freezer compartment star graphics (the middle snowflake icon in the two labels above). The stars assigned are as follows:

Icon	Description
	‘one-star compartment’: a frozen-food storage compartment in which the temperature is not warmer than – 6 °C.
	‘two-star compartment’: a frozen-food storage compartment in which the temperature is not warmer than – 12 °C.
	‘three-star compartment’: a frozen-food storage compartment in which the temperature is not warmer than – 18 °C.
	‘food freezer compartment’ (or ‘four-star compartment’): a compartment suitable for freezing at least 4,5 kg of foodstuffs per 100 l of storage volume, and in no case less than 2 kg, from ambient temperature down to – 18 °C over a period of 24 hours, which is also suitable for the storage of frozen food under three-star storage conditions, and may include two-star sections within the compartment.

(Luckily with the application all you have to do is choose the number of stars and the online program creates the label with the correct icon in the correct position.)

There are actually 2 fridge freezer labels (both handled by ), the 10 class one and the 7 class one.

Luckily, if you are a manufacturer of fridges, freezers and fridge freezers, with this program simply type in the data, click on a button a 300 DPI high resolution label image is created for you...

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