
Sunglasses
TLC · ITALY DESIGN
Protective equipmentInjuries
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Hungary
Requirements breached
The sunglasses have a category 4 protection filter but the labelling indicates category 3. Given that they do not have the warning 'Not suitable for driving motor vehicles or road use', which is required for category 4 sunglasses, consumers may use them while driving. This could affect the user's vision and might lead to a road accident. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and the relevant European standard EN 1836.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 6 April 2015
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Black-framed sunglasses without packaging. Cardboard label is attached which indicates that they are Category 3.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0894/15 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2015-028
- Published
- 10 July 2015
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/169866
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