UL Solutions warns of potentially hazardous network communications cable

July 31, 2023
The communication cable is marked for use in Plenums and does not comply with UL Solutions' Safety Standards for the application.

NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 28, 2023 -- The following is a notification from UL Solutions that the network communication cable identified below may pose a fire hazard. The communication cable is marked for use in Plenums and does not comply with UL Solutions' Safety Standards for the application.

Name of Product: High-Performance Network Cable Category 6 Plenum 550Mhz (1000 ft)

Remedy: UL Solutions recommends that this product be removed from service.

Identification on the Product Labels:  The Network Cable box bears a Gold Holographic UL label.

The label has the following information:

UL mark as shown below:

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COMMUNICATIONS CABLE

  • No. YXXXXXXXX (Affected units have Numbers ranging from Y96199575 - Y96199619)
  • 1000FT

Surface print on the Cable: E362025 UTP CAT6 BC 4 PAIRS 23 AWG 550 MHZ UL PLENUM CMPTIA EIA -568C ROHS COMPLIANT

Location: The cables were found in www.A1security.com