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MAKRO PAPER LaserPen laser pen — damage to sight risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskDamage to sightMar 11, 2016
Photo from the official notice: MAKRO PAPER LaserPen laser pen — damage to sight risk
Photo from the official notice: MAKRO PAPER LaserPen laser pen — damage to sight risk

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

Hazard

The laser beam in the pen is too powerful and the product is not correctly labelled. Direct viewing of the laser beam could cause damage to sight.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 60825-1 with respect to labelling.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other (02/06/2015)

Product description

Pen with a laser pointer and a torch function; it has two buttons on its upper part. The product comes in a plastic pen case and inside a cardboard packaging.

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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