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Underwriters Laboratories Issues Mexico's First Third-Party Product Certification
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Guilford, United Kingdom, 26. May 08
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Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader of product safety testing services, recently issued the first Normas Oficiales Mexicanas (NOM) Mark to a global electronics manufacturing customer entering the Mexican market. In a global marketplace with multiple standard certifications, companies need to be able to go through a single third-party testing organization such as UL for all their product certification needs in order to move products into the market more quickly. UL worked closely with the government of Mexico to obtain accreditation as a third-party product certification organization to help speed entry into the market.
“We are committed to helping our customers increase their global competitiveness by bringing safer products to market faster,” said Keith Williams, president and CEO, Underwriters Laboratories. “It’s a reality that in today’s global economy the same product is marketed in many different countries. As a result, UL’s NOM certification process offers its customers cost savings and high-quality product testing, which helps build their bottom line.”
There are nearly 2,000 product categories - ranging from household appliances to electronics – that must undergo mandatory testing to the NOM standards by a nationally accredited body. Until recently, companies worked directly with the Mexican government to test and certify products. To quicken this process, UL established subcontracted test data exchange agreements with testing laboratories in Mexico. The agreements allow UL to conduct NOM testing that can be accepted and used to generate a valid test report. Essentially, products can be tested in the United States for multiple marks including the NOM with results verified by a laboratory in Mexico, which means less product shipping, less management and faster time to market.
“As the world’s 13th largest economy, we recognize that Mexico is an attractive market for global manufacturers,” said Williams. “UL is helping manufacturers bring their products into new geographies quickly and reliably.”
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Press contact:
Laura Hamilton
UL International (UK) Ltd
Wonersh House, The Guildway
Old Portsmouth Road
Guildford, Surrey, GU3 1LR
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1483 302 130
Fax: +44 (0)1483 302 230
E-mail: laura.hamilton@uk.ul.com
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About Underwriters Laboratories:
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is an independent, 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 62 laboratory, testing and certification facilities serving customers in 99 countries. For more information, visit: www.UL.com/newsroom.
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To learn more about UL’s NOM certification process and the product categories it covers, please visit:
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