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UL

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  1. Underwriters' Laboratories (used especially on labels for electrical appliances approved by this nonprofit safety-testing organization).


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An electrical product carries a UL mark because Underwriters Laboratories, a private body, has tested it, and because retailers and insurers learned not to trust products that didn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Eurofins Scientific agreed to sell its MET Labs division to UL Solutions for 575 million euros, causing Eurofins shares to jump 5.1%.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 14, 2026

A team of researchers led by iDiv, UL, and UFZ set out to investigate these challenges and potential interventions in eight European case studies.

From Science Daily Apr. 30, 2024

In New York City, sold or rented e-bikes and batteries are now required to be certified to the safety standards set by UL Standards and Engagement, the nonprofit parent organisation of Mr Slone's company.

From BBC Feb. 8, 2024

Sad nymphs of UL, U have much to cry for, Sweet MLE K U never more shall C!

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 339, November 8, 1828 by Various

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