EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Protective equipment
Sunglasses Cloud — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1534/15
Summary
null 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…
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Product
Sunglasses — Cloud
- Brand
- Cloud
- Name / model
- Sunglasses · 6590
- Category
- Protective equipment
- Black-framed sunglasses with attached cardboard label bearing the following: CE, Category 3, UV protection.
What is the risk?
- null 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.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 07/10/2015
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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