FDA/CDRH variance and accession number to USA

[ablelaser01]

A guy ask our UL certificate from USA? And said that no UL, he can't import our laser projector. We just know that FDA certificate is necessary, Is UL also necessary now?

[Bradfo69]

No. Not required.

It's a good idea though to get a safety review and certification from Underwriters Laboratories but, they are not the only organization that actually fulfills this role so, I don't know of any requirement that it HAS to be UL.

Google it....

[mixedgas]

No. Not required.

It's a good idea though to get a safety review and certification from Underwriters Laboratories but, they are not the only organization that actually fulfills this role so, I don't know of any requirement that it HAS to be UL.

Google it....

NFPA 70, The US National Electric Code, specifies several possible approvals besides UL.

If the purchaser works for a big company, he is probably required to have a UL or CSA tag on it, or it will probably NOT make it past shipping and receiving.

My last employer nearly lost a contract because we shipped 139 power cords from Europe that had a DIN (German) and CSA (Canada) but not UL approval to a national lab. Corporate and Government need that approval for their hardware. The rest of us should insist upon it, because if a un-certified box causes a building fire, in some cases the insurance may not pay.

We bought 139 twenty foot long cords with UL approval. That made the customer happy.

Most places in the USA will accept a CSA approval.

Steve

[ablelaser01]

Thank your reply. We also checked about the UL certificate, laser projector is not listed in it. Household appliances, medical facility, computer etc equipment and some cables, fuse, switch etc are listed and rerquired.

[ablelaser01]

The cable are listed in UL certificate. No requirements for laser projector.

[ablelaser01]

A guy ask our UL certificate from USA? And said that no UL, he can't import our laser projector. We just know that FDA certificate is necessary, Is UL also necessary now?

We got the FDA veriance in 2009, and then we submit the annual report to get the newest accession number each year.
Attachd the variance and newest accession number.