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Deer Creek Lazer Diode Torch laser torch/pointer — damage to sight risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskDamage to sightMay 22, 2020
Photo from the official notice: Deer Creek Lazer Diode Torch laser torch/pointer — damage to sight risk
Photo from the official notice: Deer Creek Lazer Diode Torch laser torch/pointer — damage to sight risk
Photo from the official notice: Deer Creek Lazer Diode Torch laser torch/pointer — damage to sight risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The product lacks the required labelling, including appropriate warning texts related to the use of the product and the classification, and its laser beam is too powerful.Direct viewing of the laser beam or its mirror reflection can cause damage to sight. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 60825-1.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor

Product description

Laser pointer with a blue beam and wavelength of 405 nm for do-it-yourself applications such as fly tying and resin polymerization /curing.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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