UL Solutions Warns of GFCI and Duplex Wall Outlets Modified by Third Parties to Include Built-in Cameras

After manufacturing, third parties added built-in cameras to the wall outlets; UL Solutions did not evaluate the modified products and recommends that they be immediately removed from service and discarded.

NORTHBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS), a global leader in applied safety science, issued a public notice regarding ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) and duplex wall outlets that were UL Certified by the original manufacturer and bear the UL Mark, but were subsequently modified by third parties to include hidden cameras in the construction.

The GFCI and duplex wall outlets employing cameras have not been evaluated by UL Solutions and are not authorized to bear the UL Mark when they employ cameras. UL Solutions does not certify GFCI or duplex outlets that include a hidden camera.

The GFCI or duplex wall outlets covered by this notice are sold under the product names “Hidden Surveillance Camera GFCI Wall Outlet, Spy Security Camera” and “Hidden Surveillance Camera Outlet, Spy Security Camera 20 Amp” on e-commerce platforms, including Amazon, in the United States. The affected GFCI and duplex wall outlets bear a “Merlan” brand sticker and employ camera components.

It is unknown whether the GFCI and duplex wall outlets employing cameras function as intended or comply with any safety requirements. It is unknown whether the GFCI and other safety features will operate as intended to mitigate an unsafe condition. UL Solutions recommends that these products be immediately removed from service and discarded.

Images of the GFCI and duplex wall outlets are available on UL.com: https://www.ul.com/news/ul-solutions-warns-gfci-and-duplex-wall-outlets-modified-third-parties-include-built-cameras.

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UL Solutions public notice reference number: 25PN-6406