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Hi Ed,

First -
Can understand your frustration.  Imagine when I told a former
boss that even though our product was made of parts which had
all the essential UL part approvals, yet we had to pay upwards
of $4,500 to get OUR product approved, then pay an extra $300
every 3 months just so the UL inspector could come by and
maintain our approval.  Has to do with the difference between
a component recognition (part approval) versus system approval.
Kinda complicated.  Won't bore you with it.

Second -
UL, believe it or not, doesn't *approve* anything. They will
write up a report that states product so-and-so "conforms"
and/or "successfully passes" standard such-and-such. You'd
need a lawyer to really show you how they do it.  But the
bottom line is, if they "approved" a product, they would
be liable for it.  Won't happen in a zillion years.

Third -
Yes customers really do look for not only the label, but
all the associated paperwork that UL sends after testing
the product.  Been there, done that ... But, the product
is something you'd NEVER see at a shopping mall. And, yes,
after being in the product safety business for upteen
years, I really do look for labels when I buy stuff.
But that's just me ...

Regards, Doug

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