UL Warns of Fire Extinguishing Agents With Unauthorized Reference
to UL Listing
NORTHBROOK, Ill./PRNewswire/ -- Underwriters Laboratories
(UL) is notifying consumers, fire departments, regulatory agencies
and other authorities having jurisdiction that a fire extinguishing
agent sold under the name *Fire Blockade*, bears an unauthorized
reference to UL. This product has not been evaluated by UL and is not eligible to state it is UL LISTED. It is not known if the product complies with the requirements for wetting agents intended for use in accordance with ANSI/NFPA 18 (2006).
_Name of Product:_ Fire Blockade
_Number of Units: _Unknown Quantity
_Manufacturer:_ Working Chemical Solutions, Inc.
_Date of Manufacture:_ Unknown
_Identification:_ *On the Product: *The product is identified as
*Fire Blockade*. Labeling of the product may include the terms: Fire Extinguishing Agents, Fire Extinguishers and Fire Fighting Agents. The labeling also includes reference to UL Listing, the statement "UL LISTED" and "Meets or Exceeds Standards ANSI/NFPA 18". The product is sold in one and five gallon containers, 55-gallon drums, and 250 gallon totes.
_Sold at:_ The product is known to be sold by distributors for
Working Chemical Solutions and through companies that can be found on Internet Web sites selling fire fighting equipment, fire fighting foam and extinguishing agents.
_Photo of product:_ A photo of the product bearing the unauthorized
UL reference is 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
SOURCE Underwriters Laboratories
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