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A12/0523/15

Laser pointers

OURS · Laser Pointer

Laser pointersDamage to sight
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Notifying country
UK
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Requirements breached

The laser pointer is a class 3B laser and could cause damage to sight. The actual output power is many times higher than that which is indicated on the label. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 60825-1 with respect to labelling.

Measures taken

  1. Import rejected at border Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 19 February 2015

Product

Description
Three laser pointers with a set of instructions, packaged in a plain white cardboard box. Labelling on the lasers states "LASER RADIATION, AVOID DIRECT EYE EXPOSURE, MAX OUTPUT POWER < 1mW and CLASS III LASER PRODUCT".
Brand
OURS
Model / type
RL-01 (red), BL-01 (blue), GL-01 (green).
Batch
Unknown

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number
A12/0523/15 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2015-016
Published
15 April 2015
Corrigendum
Upon request of the notifying authority, the risk description of notification A12/1793/14 published in report number 45/2014 has been modified.

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