UL Warns of LAN Cable with Unauthorized UL Marks

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is notifying retailers and distributors that the LAN cable, identified below, bears an unauthorized UL Mark for the United States. This cable has not been evaluated by UL to the appropriate safety standard for the United States. It is unknown if this product complies with the United States safety requirement.

  Name of Product: LAN Cables 2 m (6.4 feet)

  Number of Units: Unknown

Manufacturer: Wanshih Electronic Co. Ltd.; Loong Yan Industrial Area; Hu-Men Dongguan; Guangdong; China

Date of Manufacture: UnknownIdentification: LAN Cables 2 meters long (6.4 feet) with the following surface marking:

TYPE CAT5E UTP 24AWG 4PAIRS (UL) E236079 2835 30V 60DC

Sold at: Known to be sold at Daiso Industries Co., Ltd. discount stores in Japan; 1-4-14 Yoshiyuki Higashi, Saijo, Higashi Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima; Japan; e-mail: [email protected].

Pictures of product: Photos of the LAN Cable are available at: http://www.ul.com/global/eng/pages/corporate/newsroom/publicnotices/.

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