UL Warns of Counterfeit UL Mark on Compact Fluorescent Lamp

PUBLIC NOTICE

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Oct. 31, 2012 /CNW/ - UL is notifying consumers and retailers that the Compact Fluorescent Lamp, (CFL), identified below bears a counterfeit UL Mark for the United States. The compact fluorescent lamp has not been evaluated by UL to the appropriate Standards for Safety and it is unknown if this compact fluorescent lamp complies with the UL safety requirements for the United States.

Name of Product: Supersun Model SPST 13SM

Identification:

On the product: The product bears a counterfeit UL Mark and the following:

SELF-BALLASTED LAMP E323089 Supersun SPST13SM 13W 2700K CRI 80 120V/60Hz 200mA

Photographs of the product with counterfeit UL Mark:

Model SPST 13SM

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SOURCE: UL

Carla Slawson, Media Relations Manager, UL, [phone], [email protected]

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