This cool white coloured LED T8 tube light has been coated with a foodsafe protective sleeve/coating which is IEC 61549 compliant and can also be used for long life lamps is recognisable by a green band. The sleeve encompasses both the tube and the cap (excluding the pins) making it essential for use in environments, such as food preparation or display areas, where you may be concerned about the possible costly consequences that a broken tube could cause.Fitted with a standard sized G13 2-pin (13mm apart) caps to both ends.This triphosphor fluorescent T8 tube provides a superior quality of light, with greater energy efficiency and a longer life. Unlike a standard tube, triphosphor tubes retain their high quality of output throughout their lifetime. With uniformly good colour rendering illuminating objects in their natural light, these tubes are ideal for shop lighting, as well as for high-quality lighting in the office and home.Rated lifetime of 15,000 hours (That\'s around 10 years of light, based on average use of 4 hours per day).NB - This replaces the older, less efficient Halophosphate tube.For maximum performance and efficiency from your new fluorescent tube, we recommend you replace the fluorescent starter at the same time.Need more help in choosing a suitable fluorescent tube? Read our guide Choosing Flourescent Tubes and our guide to Flourescent Starters.