InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : OPTICALIA – Solar eclipse glasses

OPTICALIA – Solar eclipse glasses

Name: GAFAS ECLIPSE

Category: 10

Date: 2026-08-14

Product Category: Protective equipment

Risk Type: Damage to sight

Danger: The filter transmittance is below the minimum usable level, the view may appear completely dark. Users may then remove or lift the glasses to locate the sun, exposing their eyes directly to solar radiation and creating a risk of damage to sight. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation nor with the European standard EN 12312-2 and EN 18526-2.

Measures: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 29/07/2026Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 29/07/2026

Description: Cardboard solar eclipse glasses.

Notifying Country: Spain

Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Other risk levels

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