Wednesday, November 25, 2009

UL Warns of Foam Liquid Concentrates With Unauthorized UL Marks

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Nov. 24 - UL is notifying consumers, distributors, regulatory agencies and authorities having jurisdiction that the Foam Liquid Concentrates, identified below, bear an unauthorized UL Mark for the United States. This product 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 product complies with the United States safety requirements.

This product, a foam liquid concentrate, is added to water and mechanically mixed with air within a foam discharge device to produce a foam solution for use on fires. The product may be distributed in five-gallon pails, 275-gallon totes or 55-gallon drums.

Name of Product:

U.S. First Strike 3% AFFF-MS Type: US-FC3MS U.S. First Strike 3% AFFF Type: US-FC3 U.S. First Strike 3%-6% ATC Type: US-FCAR36 U.S. First Strike A/B Type: US-FC-FS U.S. The "A-B" "Foam Solution" Type: US-FC-FS U.S. 6% AFFF Type: US-FC6 U.S. 3%-3% AFFF Type: US-FCAR33

Units: Unknown

Manufacturer: Unknown

Dates of Manufacture: Unknown


Identification: On the container: A surface marking displays the unauthorized UL Mark and the following:

US-FC3MS (UL) Listed

Foam
Liquid
Concentrate
68P6


US-FC3 (UL) Listed

Foam
Liquid
Concentrate
86R6


US-FCAR36 (UL) Listed

Foam
Liquid
Concentrate
86R6


US-FC-FS (UL) Listed

Foam
Liquid
Concentrate
86R6


US-FC6 (UL) Listed

Foam
Liquid
Concentrate
879G


US-FCAR33 (UL) Listed

Foam
Liquid
Concentrate
879G



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