{
  "alert_number": "SR/00735/26",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/sr-00735-26",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10098014",
  "safety_gate_published": "2026-03-10",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2026,
    "week": 10,
    "date": "2026-03-13"
  },
  "category": "Machinery",
  "product": "Laser engraving machine",
  "brand_as_notified": "Omtech",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Omtech",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/omtech"
    }
  ],
  "name": "40W Desktop Laser Graviermaschine & Cutter",
  "model": "K40 Plus, SH-G3020",
  "batch": "50218042",
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [
    "50218042"
  ],
  "description": "Desktop laser engraving machine equipped with a 40W CO2 laser and a cutter. Product sold online, in particular via www.de.omtech.com.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Damage to sight",
  "risk": "Because the safety mechanisms are easily bypassed, and because of the lack of a base plate, direct access to laser radiation during operation is possible. Looking directly into the laser beam or exposure via scattered radiation could damage a person’s sight.  The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive nor with the European standard EN 60825-1.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Making the marketing of the product subject to prior conditions",
      "operator": "Manufacturer",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "11 Jan 2026"
    },
    {
      "measure": "Withdrawal of the product from the market",
      "operator": "Manufacturer",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "11 Jan 2026"
    },
    {
      "measure": "Marking the product with appropriate warnings on the risks",
      "operator": "Manufacturer",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "11 Jan 2026"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Manufacturer\nCategory of measure(s): Making the marketing of the product subject to prior conditions\nDate of entry into force: 11/01/2026\nType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Manufacturer\nCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market\nDate of entry into force: 11/01/2026\nType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Manufacturer\nCategory of measure(s): Marking the product with appropriate warnings on the risks\nDate of entry into force: 11/01/2026",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "Germany",
  "country_of_origin": "People's Republic of China",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [],
    "batches": [
      "50218042"
    ],
    "models": [
      "K40 Plus",
      "SH-G3020"
    ]
  },
  "licence": "Weekly-report fields CC0 1.0; official_record and counterfeit: © European Union, CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "EU Safety Gate. recallarchive is independent and not affiliated with the European Commission; the official notice is authoritative."
}