Hearing protection / Headset
3M · 3M Peltor Comtac VIII Headset
Protective equipmentDamage to hearing
- Country of origin
- Sweden
- Notifying country
- United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland
- Counterfeit
- No
- Professional product
- Yes
What is the danger
The affected batches may emit feedback noise (measured value up to 106 dBA) through the headset speakers, leading to damage to hearing. The likelihood of occurrence of this issue can be increased in cold ambient temperatures and with a depleted battery state.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: Manufacturer
Product
- Description
- Over the ear hearing protection and communications headset designed for military and civil defence personnel. Recall is applicable to headsets manufactured between November 27, 2025 and February 6, 2026, with the model/type and printed circuit board assembly numbers.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- SR/02284/26 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2026-33
- Published
- 13 August 2026
- Modified
- 30 September 2026
- Corrigendum
- Notification SR/02311/26: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the risk description. Notification SR/02297/26: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken.
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