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Sunglasses – Eyewear By Colmag “Sunglasses”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 21 Aug 2008In the weekly report of 22 Aug 2008 (week 33, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Sunglasses
Brand
Eyewear By Colmag (2 alerts)
Brand as notified
Eyewear by Colmag
Name
Sunglasses
Type / model
Model S101 (mirror lenses), Model S102 (mirror lenses)
Description
The sunglasses have two labels attached to the frame by a plastic ring. One has the brand sport eyewear by Colmag on one side and a bar code on the other. The other label corresponds to the user instructions, indicating the filter category (cat 3) and compliance with the standards. The arms of the frames carry the CE mark and the model reference: - s 101 uv400 ce cat.3 - s 102 uv400 cat.3
Risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because :- model s101: there is no warnings "not suitable for directly viewing the sun" or "not suitable for drivers and road users". Therefore the product is dangerous in view of the risk of confusion of the colours of traffic lights. - Models s102 : there is no warnings "not suitable for directly viewing the sun" or "not suitable for drivers and road users". Therefore the product is dangerous in view of the risk of confusion of the colours of traffic lights. These sunglasses are not suitable for drivers and road users. Consumers are not informed of this restriction on their use.The product does not comply with the Directive on personal protective equipment 89/686/EEC and the relevant European standard EN 1836..
Measures
  • Corrective actions ordered by the authorities
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the distributor
Notifying country
France
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0922/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0922/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-33 (XML)
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