NORTHBROOK, Ill., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is notifying retailers and consumers that the decorative lighting string, identified below, bears an unauthorized UL Listing Mark. This product does not comply with UL's Safety Standard and is not authorized to bear the UL Mark.

    Name of Product: Model LUP (A2)35/1F

    Number of Units: 5,000

    Date of Manufacture: July 2008

    Manufacturer:        Weiliang Metals Mfg. Co. Ltd.
                         Yuan Jiang Yuan Village
                         Changping, Dongguan,
                         Guangdong 523566 China

    Identification:

    On the product: The cord is provided with a tag with the following
    information:

                                 E311660
                         Model No. LUP(A2)35/1F

    The cord also has an unauthorized UL holographic label containing the UL
    Mark with the following:

                        Decorative Lighting String
                              Issue No. R-8099
                                      (UL)
                                     LISTED

Photos of product: Photos of the decorative lighting string are available at: http://www.ul.com/global/eng/pages/corporate/newsroom/publicnotices/.

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SOURCE Underwriters Laboratories

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