UL Warns of Counterfeit Portable Cabinet Light Systems

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/

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