{"id":151673,"date":"2026-03-03T22:41:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T22:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/151673\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T22:41:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T22:41:07","slug":"nyc-refrigerant-ban-could-disrupt-food-retail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/151673\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC refrigerant ban could disrupt food retail"},"content":{"rendered":"

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USA:\u00a0HARDI, the US association of HVACR wholesalers,\u00a0claims that New York\u2019s ban on the sale of virgin R404A and R507A could significantly disrupt food retail operations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A new HARDI white paper is critical of NYC\u2019s Department of Environmental Conservation 6 NYCRR Part 494, which prohibits the sale of virgin R404A and R507A refrigerants beginning March 31, 2026.<\/p>\n

The report,\u00a0Measuring the Impact of New York\u2019s Refrigerant Prohibition and the Impact of Shortages on Food Retail Infrastructure<\/a>, warns that the introduction of Part 494 could significantly disrupt food retail operations across the state, increasing costs for consumers and threatening access to fresh food in vulnerable communities.<\/p>\n

HARDI\u2019s analysis finds that enforcement of Part 494 will directly affect an estimated 18,130 refrigeration systems in New York grocery and convenience stores that rely on R404A and R507A. According to HARDI, servicing this installed base requires approximately 1.16 million pounds of refrigerant annually, yet historical nationwide reclaimed supply averages only about 606,000 pounds per year\u2014roughly half of New York\u2019s projected needs. Under a moderate disruption scenario, the report estimates an annual reduction of $106.2 million in statewide economic output.<\/p>\n

\u201cRefrigeration is not optional for food retailers. It is fundamental to food safety, public health, and community well-being,\u201d said Alex Ayers, HARDI\u2019s vice president of government affairs. \u201cThis report demonstrates that restricting access to service refrigerants before the market is ready risks unintended economic and community consequences across New York.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"USA:\u00a0HARDI, the US association of HVACR wholesalers,\u00a0claims that New York\u2019s ban on the sale of virgin R404A and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":151674,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9,56,63,65,64],"class_list":{"0":"post-151673","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-city","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-ny","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-nyc-headlines","12":"tag-nyc-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151673\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}