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NORTHBROOK, Ill., March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is notifying consumers, manufacturers and retailers that portable cabinet light systems, identified below, bear counterfeit UL Marks for the United States and Canada. These portable cabinet light systems, which consist of cabinet lights, power supplies and appliance controls, have not been evaluated for safety by UL and are not eligible to bear the UL Mark.
The appliance controls sold with these cabinet light systems also bear a counterfeit UL Recognition Mark for the United States and Canada. See UL's Public Notice released March 26, 2009, for details concerning these appliance controls.
Similar portable cabinet light systems are authorized to bear the UL Marks. A distinction between the counterfeit and authorized systems is provided below.
Name of Product: Portable Cabinet Lights, PLV20-1 and PLV20-2 Series; Halogen Lamp Power Supply, Model: LVT-75B-S
Number of Units: Unknown
Manufacturer: Unknown
Sold at: Unknown
Manufacturer Contact for Authorized Products: Pilot International Ltd, Guangdong Province, China. Contact: Ms.
Annie Chen, by phone at +86 760 23404721, or by email at annierd@pilotlighting.com
Manufacturers of UL certified products that have used this counterfeit device are encouraged to report this to UL at http://www.ul.com/global/eng/pages/offerings/perspectives/consumer/fieldreport/
Identification of Counterfeit Products: On the Products: These products, which come in different ratings, have a label with a counterfeit UL Mark and the following information:
PORTABLE CABINET LIGHT Model: LVT-75B-S Class 2
Halogen Lamp Power Supply
Input: 120V 50/60Hz 0.63A [UL Recognition
[UL Marks] Output: 12V 50W Max. Marks]
E222588 MODEL:PLV20-2 Made In China E165787
LISTED SERIES CAUTION: Indoor Use Only!
PORTABLE CABINET LIGHT
[UL Mark PILOT MODEL: PLV20-1
for Canada] E222588 120V 20W MAX.
LISTED CAUTION: Risk of Fire. Indoor Use Only!
20KT Made in China
PORTABLE CABINET LIGHT
[UL Mark PILOT MODEL: PLV20-1
for Canada] E222588 120V 25W MAX.
LISTED CAUTION: Risk of Fire. Indoor Use Only!
20KT Made in China
Identification of Products with Authorized UL Marks: On the Products: Products authorized to bear the UL Mark have the following information:
PORTABLE CABINET LIGHT
PILOT Model: LVT-75B-S
Halogen Lamp
PILOT MODEL: MPU-01 Power Supply [UL Recognition
[UL Marks] 12V 10W Max Input: 120V 50/60Hz Marks]
CAUTION: Risk of
LISTED fire use only with Output: 12V 75VA
20KT class 2 transformer Made In China E185630
SHORT CIRCUIT PROTECTED
Made in China CAUTION: INDOOR USE ONLY
PORTABLE CABINET LIGHT
[UL Mark PILOT MODEL: PLV20-1
for Canada] 120V 20W MAX.
CAUTION: Risk of Fire. Indoor use only!
LISTED Made in China
20KT
E222588
Photos of the Products: Photos of the counterfeit portable cabinet light systems are available at: http://www.ul.com/global/eng/pages/corporate/newsroom/publicnotices/
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is an independent product safety certification organization that has been testing products and writing Standards for Safety for over a century. UL evaluates more than 19,000 types of products, components, materials and systems annually with 20 billion UL Marks appearing on 72,000 manufacturers' products each year. UL's worldwide family of companies and network of service providers includes 64 laboratory, testing and certification facilities serving customers in 98 countries. For more information, visit: http://www.UL.com/newsroom.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Joe Hirschmugl
Global Media Relations Manager
Underwriters Laboratories
Phone: +1 847 664-1508
E-mail: Joseph.F.Hirschmugl@us.ul.com
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