Warning issued over smoke detector bearing counterfeit UL mark

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) last week issued a warning regarding a Hochiki SLV-24N model smoke detector that has been discovered bearing a counterfeit UL mark.

The full statement from UL can be found below:

The following is a notification from UL that a Hochiki SLV-24N Smoke Detector bears a counterfeit UL Mark for the United States. The SLV-24N Smoke Detector has not been evaluated by UL to the appropriate Standards for Safety, and it is unknown if this Smoke Detector complies with any safety requirements.

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