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Mar 6, 2013

UL Acquires Testtech, Becomes Full-Service Appliance Testing and Certification Provider for INMETRO Program

Appliance manufacturers can now rely on UL for complete product testing, certification and follow-up services required to access Brazil marketplaceNORTHBROOK, Ill. / Porto Alegre, Brazil -…

Mar 1, 2013

The Fire & Security Authority, 2013, Issue 2

The Fire & Security Authority newsletter helps fire code authorities, designers and contractors achieve safe sustainable code compliant installations.

Feb 28, 2013

UL Leverages Power of Technical Data with Motor DNA

NORTHBROOK, Ill. January 27, 2013 - UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a global safety science leader, leverages technical data for global electronic motor manufacturer customers in its new…

Feb 21, 2013

UL Expands South Bend, Indiana Laboratory to Add Non-Clinical Testing Capabilities

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, February 12, 2013 - UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a world leader in advancing safety, announced today the expansion of the South Bend, Indiana analytical laboratory…

Feb 15, 2013

EU Proposes Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package

Details The European Commission (EC) has proposed new legislative and non-legislative measures to improve consumer product safety and strengthen market surveillance of all non-food products…

Feb 15, 2013

UL warns of Li-ion batteries with counterfeit UL Mark (Release 12PN-67)

Northbrook, IL - February 15, 2013: The following is a notification from UL to consumers and retailers that the Li-ion Batteries models identified below bear a counterfeit UL Listing Mark…

Feb 11, 2013

UL Announces Food Safety Process Validation Service at MEATXPO 2013

UL Announces Food Safety Process Validation Service at MEATXPO 2013 New offering provides a simple and transparent way for manufactures to comply with USDA-FSIS requirements for HACCP…

Feb 7, 2013

UL's Continued Efforts Impact Counterfeiting Activities and Protect Brands

NORTHBROOK, Ill., - February 7, 2013 - UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a world leader in advancing safety science, recently supported ICE Homeland Security Investigations and the Assistant…

Feb 4, 2013

UL to Begin Developing Standards for the Canadian Market

UL has recently been accredited by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) as one of only two standards development organizations based outside of Canada. This credential enables UL to create…

Jan 31, 2013

CPSC Publishes Revised Methods for Lead in Substrate Testing

Details The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has published revised test methods for lead in substrates which further expand the options for the use of X-ray Fluorescence (XRF)…

Jan 31, 2013

UL warns of potentially hazardous communications cable (Release 12PN-65)

NORTHBROOK, IL - January 31, 2013 - The following is a notification from UL to consumers, retailers, manufacturers, regulatory agencies and Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) that the…

Jan 31, 2013

UL warns of unauthorized UL Mark on halogen telescopic desk lamp (Release 12PN-46)

Northbrook, IL - January 31, 2013 - The following is a notification from UL to consumers, retailers and distributors that the Halogen Telescopic Desk Lamp identified below bears an…

Jan 15, 2013

UL warns of counterfeit UL Mark on immersion heater (Release 12PN-50)

Northbrook, IL - January 15, 2013 - The following is a notification to Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs), manufacturers, distributors and consumers that the Immersion Heater identified…

Jan 15, 2013

UL warns of counterfeit UL Mark on touch sensors/appliance controls (Release 12PN-53)

Northbrook, IL - January 15, 2013 - The following is a notification from UL to consumers, manufacturers and distributors that the Touch Sensor/Appliance Control identified below bears a…

Jan 15, 2013

UL warns of potentially hazardous communications cable (Release 12PN-64)

NORTHBROOK, IL - January 15, 2013 - The following is a notification from UL to consumers, retailers, manufacturers, regulatory agencies and Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) that the…

Jan 14, 2013

UL Acquires Innovadex, Broadens Information Exchange Platform for Suppliers, Product Engineers and Formulators

UL becomes the world's leading material specification knowledge platform with addition of chemical, ingredient and raw material information providerNORTHBROOK, Ill. / Overland Park, Kan. -…

Jan 11, 2013

UL International Italia S.r.l. named LED Lighting Facts® approved testing laboratory

BURAGO DI MOLGORA, ITALY - January 7, 2013. UL International Italia S.r.l. (Underwriters Laboratories) has been appropriately accredited or recognized to conduct the following LED Lighting…

Jan 8, 2013

Canada Adopts New Federal Food Safety Law

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government won the unanimous consent of the House of Commons for Canada's new federal food safety law. With its earlier passage by the Senate, the…

Jan 8, 2013

Canada Proposes TCEP Ban in Polyurethane Foam

Health Canada announced a proposed regulatory amendment that would prohibit products intended for children under three years of age that are made, in whole or in part, from polyurethane…

Jan 8, 2013

Canada Proposing to Amend Maple Products Regulations

The Government of Canada is proposing to amend the Maple Products Regulations to provide greater consumer confidence in the safety and purity of maple syrup, and to enhance export…