Laser pointer
Laserpointer
Laser pointersDamage to sight
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The laser beam is too powerful. Direct viewing of the laser beam could cause damage to sight.
Risk
Laser radiation causes irreversible eye damage.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive nor with European standard EN 60825-1
Measures taken
- Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 30 September 2022
- Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 30 September 2022
Product
- Description
- Laser pointer class 2 in the form of a pen. Laser line is green, red or violet. Product also sold online, in particular via eBay.
- Packaging
- The product is presented in a transparent plastic packaging.
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/01465/22 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2022-43
- Published
- 26 October 2022
- Modified
- 21 December 2022
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10006957
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