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Sunglasses — recall A12/1534/15

EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) · Hungary · 2015-12-04 · Serious risk

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Agency
EU Safety Gate (RAPEX)
Recall identifier
A12/1534/15
Date of alert
2015-12-04
Country / jurisdiction
Hungary
Risk level
Serious risk
Risk type
Injuries
Brand
Cloud
Product category
Protective equipment
Product type
Sunglasses
Reported risk: The right lens of the sunglasses has a category 4 protection filter but the labelling indicates category 3. The required warning for category 4 sunglasses 'Not suitable for driving motor vehicles or road use' is missing. There is a difference in light transmission between the right and left lenses which could impair the user's vision. A road accident could result if the consumer used the sunglasses while driving.The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and the relevant European standard EN 1836.
Action taken by the authority
Type of economic operator to whom the measure were ordered
Other
Category of measure
Withdrawal of the product from the market
Date of entry into force
07/10/2015
Primary source: https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/185235

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