EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Protective equipment
Sunglasses Activités de Princesses “Lunettes de soleil” — risk: damage to sight
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01279/22
Summary
The transmission of UV light is too high. Consequently, the sunglasses do not protect the eyes sufficiently from the harmful effects of UV light. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation.
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Product
Sunglasses — Activités de Princesses
- Brand
- Activités de Princesses
- Name / model
- Lunettes de soleil · PHONE&SG&B(NT)(CS)
- Batch number(s)
- CS00171V / 11-21
- Category
- Protective equipment
- Sunglasses with pink-plastic frames and temples, homogeneous black-tinted filters.It is included in a set comprising a ‘Activités de Princesse’ magazine, a bracelet and a toy mobile phone.
- Recall information: https://rappel.conso.gouv.fr/fiche-rappel//7733/interne
What is the risk?
- The transmission of UV light is too high. Consequently, the sunglasses do not protect the eyes sufficiently from the harmful effects of UV light. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 13/07/2022
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 29/07/2022
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