Number	16044
Subject	Consumer Affairs
Source	Washington Post
State	DC
Year	1999
Publication Date	Nov 24, 1999
Summary	The UL symbol is stamped on more than 15 billion products and small appliances a year. Yet troubling incidents and documents from the CPSC indicate that the typical seal of Underwriters Laboratories, the independent testing service that examines appliances and other items to make sure they're are functioning safely, may be little more than decoration.
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	11
Keywords	consumer product safety;appliances;fire hazard;federal regulation FOIA
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