UL Warns of Potentially Hazardous Decorative Lighting Strings NORTHBROOK, Ill., - January 23, 2006 - Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) is notifying consumers and retailers that the two sets of decorative lighting strings identified below may pose a shock or fire hazard.
Name of product: Decorative Lighting Strings
Model Number // Company Name
ZG1002 // Zhejiang Zhuguang Electric Group Linhai Festival Lanterns Corporation
CGD-100/2F // Cheung Hing Decorative Lights Company. Ltd.
Units: Unknown quantity
Manufacturer: Zhejiang Zhuguang Electric Group, Linhai Festival Lanterns Corp., Donggeheng Town, Xiajie Village, Linhai, Zhejiang 317005 China;
Cheung Hing Decorative Lights Co. Ltd., Room 1212, 12th Floor, Blk. B, Hunghom Commercial Centre, 37 Ma Tau Wai Rd. Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Hazard: These products have features that do not comply with UL's applicable safety standard which may result in overheating or exposure of live parts. This poses a risk of electric shock and fire hazard to users of the products.
Date of manufacture: Unknown
Identification: Two marking tags are attached to the decorative lighting strings near the plug. One tag is holographic and includes the UL Mark. The other tag is white and includes a CAUTION marking, the model number, UL file number and electrical ratings. The model numbers and UL file numbers are:
Model Number // Company Name
ZG1002 // E167352
CGD-100/2F // E216945
What you should do: UL recommends that users stop using the products immediately and return them to the place of purchase.
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