UL Warns of Counterfeit UL Mark on Silicone Rescue Tape Packaging

NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UL is notifying consumers and retailers that the Silicone Rescue Tape identified below and manufactured and distributed by Harbor Products Inc., bears a counterfeit UL Mark for the United States on the product's clamshell packaging. The Silicone Rescue Tape has not been evaluated by UL to the appropriate Standards for Safety and is not authorized to bear the UL Mark. It is unknown if this Silicone Rescue Tape complies with UL's safety requirements.

Name of Product: Silicone Rescue Tape, Part # RT1000201202USC02

Manufacturer: Harbor Products Inc., Carson City, NV 89701

Identification:  Product packaged in yellow and orange clamshell with various colored tape (blue, red, yellow, black and white). The packaging is provided with the counterfeit UL Mark and the following:

Silicone
RESCUE TAPE
STRETCH, WRAP AND GET RESCUED
950 PSI Tensile Strength
Resists 500 degrees F (260 degrees C)
Insulates 8,000 Volts

Sold at:  The product is known to be sold at Ace Hardware Stores and Bass Pro Shops, as well as  www.rescuetape.com and on Amazon at www.amazon.com . The product may have been sold by other retailers.

About UL
UL, LLC (UL) is an independent, not-for-profit 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 21 billion UL Marks appearing on 71,000 manufacturers' products each year. UL's worldwide family of companies and network of service providers includes 66 laboratory, testing and certification facilities serving customers in 104 countries. For more information, visit: www.UL.com.

SOURCE UL

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