You do realise the "Mozzie" DOES NOT have an official certificate of compliance via Ul as yet?
Mind you, i'm not even sure it is a product yet.
Only 2 hoverboard manufacturers have now been certified as safe by the UL, one being model N3M320 manufactured by Ninebot (parent company of Segway).
The unfortunate thing is in some parts of US you can still buy (uncertified) hoverboards, the ones that catch on fire, so if you were planning on selling millions of boards, first step is to get compliant with US authorities,
so is the Mozzie compliant?
Obtaining UL certification to UL 2272 complies with the details outlined in the
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) letter to manufacturers, importers and retailers issued on February 18, 2016.
This letter urged them to make certain that the self-balancing scooters they import, manufacture, distribute or sell in the United States comply with currently applicable voluntary safety standards, including all referenced standards and requirements contained in UL 2272.
All UL certified self-balancing scooter models can be found in UL’s certification database by visiting
www.ul.com/database and then entering a manufacturer’s name. They fall under the UL Category Code “FKIS”. The list of certified products will continually be updated as more product manufacturers are certified to UL 2272.
http://www.ul.com/newsroom/featured/ul-certifies-first-hoverboard-to-ul-2272-standard/
Half a million hoverboards recalled in US
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Image captionThere are dozens of reports of hoverboard's lithium-ion battery packs overheating
A major recall of hoverboards is under way in the US.
The callback
affects China-made models sold under a variety of brands and affects about 501,000 units.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said it followed at least 99 incidents where battery packs had overheated.
In some cases they caught fire leading to burn injuries and property damage. Owners are being told to contact the companies responsible, which should fix the problem or issue a full refund.
Models involved include:
- 267,000 Swagway X1s
- 84,000 iMotos
- 70,000 Powerboards
- 28,000 Hovertraxs
- 25,000 Hype Roams
- 16,000 Hover-Ways
A spokeswoman for Swagway told the BBC that it would be retrofitting the X1s it received with new "UL-certified" battery packs.
"UL-Certification means that the product has been tested by Underwriters Laboratories, one of the largest consumer products testing labs in the world," she explained.
"Please note that this does not affect any of the other models made by Swagway."
Safety certificates
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said that the Chinese retailer Alibaba had given it a commitment that in the future it would require sellers to have safety check certificates for the hoverboards they sell via its sites.
However, the recall is not limited to kit sold via AliExpress.com and Alibaba.com.
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Image captionSeventeen of the reported overheating incidents involved Hover-Way scooters
The Overstock.com website, Boscov's department stores and Yuka Clothing shops also sold some of the recalled stock.
Customers are also being asked to return a further 5,000 Swagway hoverboards distributed in Canada.
House fires
This is not the first time the self-balancing scooters have been flagged as a safety risk.
In December, the UK's Trading Standards agencies seized more than 38,000 hoverboards it said were at danger of overheating after several house fires were blamed on the products. The authorities had already said it was an offence to ride them on pavements and roads.
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Image captionAn overheated hoverboard was blamed for causing a house fire in London last year
In the US, Amazon pulled some boards from sale and began offering customers
full refunds in January after the Consumer Product Safety Commission voiced its concerns.
A month later it stopped selling all examples of the product, but later returned some brands to sale.
