Reported risk evidence comparison

Protective equipment: optical output — reported risk evidence

The acquired cohort contains 14 official alert references published from 2021-11-12 to 2021-11-19. This page compares 8 selected, distinct product descriptions, including laser safety glasses. The other 6 records still contribute to the cohort counts but are not displayed: descriptions may repeat, lack the display inputs, or fall outside the eight-description display limit. The recorded risks raise separate evidence questions about optical output. Compare the product features and dated findings below before scoping an investigation. These historical observations do not determine your product’s compliance or a market failure rate.

Evidence retrieved 2026-10-07. Source versions and topic-specific limits are listed below.

Dated official observations

Compare the product features and reported failure mechanism

The source wording below describes the reported case at that time. Read each complete report before using it in an investigation.

Laser safety glasses · A12/01559/21

Report published 2021-11-19 · notifying country Germany · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description
Dark green laser safety glasses. The marking 200-2000nm UV400 CE appears on the top of the left lens. Product sold online, in particular via eBay. [1]
Reported risk explanation
The laser safety glasses do not provide the protection claimed. This can lead to damage of the retina and impairment of vision when working with laser lights. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation. [1]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplaceDate of entry into force: 08/10/2021 [1]

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Laser safety glasses · A12/01560/21

Report published 2021-11-19 · notifying country Germany · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description
Green laser safety glasses. The marking 200-2000nm OD 5+ CE UV400 appears on the top of the left lens. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon. [2]
Reported risk explanation
The laser safety glasses do not provide the protection claimed. This can lead to damage of the retina and impairment of vision when working with laser lights. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation. [2]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplaceDate of entry into force: Unknown [2]

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Laser safety glasses · A12/01561/21

Report published 2021-11-19 · notifying country Germany · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description
Laser safety glasses, green. Product sold online. [3]
Reported risk explanation
The laser safety glasses do not provide the protection claimed. This can lead to damage of the retina and impairment of vision when working with laser lights. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation. [3]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplaceDate of entry into force: 08/10/2021 [3]

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Laser safety glasses · A12/01562/21

Report published 2021-11-19 · notifying country Germany · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description
Laser safety glasses, blue. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon: https://www.amazon.de/Nadalan-600-700nm-Goggles-Schutzbrille-Infrarot-Brille/dp/B075XJ34HM/ref=sr_1_10?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=Laserschutzbrillen&qid=1618493778&sr=8-10 [4]
Reported risk explanation
The laser safety glasses do not provide the protection claimed. This can lead to damage of the retina and impairment of vision when working with laser lights. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation. [4]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplaceDate of entry into force: 04/10/2021 [4]

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Laser safety glasses · A12/01563/21

Report published 2021-11-19 · notifying country Germany · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description
Laser safety glasses, green. Product sold online, in particular on Amazon: https://www.amazon.de/Q-BAIHE-340-nm-1250nm-Brillen-Violett-Gravieren/dp/B0758FFWCM/ref=sr_1_12?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=Laserschutzbrillen&qid=1618493778&sr=8-12 [5]
Reported risk explanation
The laser safety glasses do not provide the protection claimed. This can lead to damage of the retina and impairment of vision when working with laser lights. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation. [5]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplaceDate of entry into force: 04/10/2021 [5]

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Laser safety glasses · A12/01564/21

Report published 2021-11-19 · notifying country Germany · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description
Laser safety glasses, red. Product sold online, in particular on Amazon: https://www.amazon.de/ANZESER-Schutzbrille-Brillenetui-Schwarzen-Rahmen/dp/B01BWLWNS2/ref=sr_1_39?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=Laserschutzbrille&qid=1618494549&sr=8-39 [6]
Reported risk explanation
The laser safety glasses do not provide the protection claimed. This can lead to damage of the retina and impairment of vision when working with laser lights. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation. [6]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplaceDate of entry into force: 04/10/2021 [6]

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Laser safety glasses · A12/01565/21

Report published 2021-11-19 · notifying country Germany · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description
Laser safety glasses, red. Product sold online, in particular via eBay. [7]
Reported risk explanation
The laser safety glasses do not provide the protection claimed. This can lead to damage of the retina and impairment of vision when working with laser lights. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation. [7]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measuresDate of entry into force: 08/10/2021 [7]

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Laser safety glasses · A12/01566/21

Report published 2021-11-19 · notifying country Germany · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description
Blue laser safety glasses. Product sold online, in particular via eBay. [8]
Reported risk explanation
The laser safety glasses do not provide the protection claimed. This can lead to damage of the retina and impairment of vision when working with laser lights. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation. [8]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measuresDate of entry into force: 08/10/2017 [8]

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What this acquired cohort contains

14 distinct official alert references, published between 2021-11-12 and 2021-11-19. Counts describe the acquired reports, with no market denominator.

Report yearRecorded alerts
202114

Recorded risk labels within this evidence task

Label combinations are source facts within one comparison; they do not create separate guides with identical preparation tasks.

Source selection, exclusions and calculation method

Filter the acquired, completely parsed English weekly XML releases. Deduplicate official alert references. Group by product category and the complete set of conditional evidence-question topics supported by actual risk text. Risk-label combinations remain recorded cohort facets and do not create buyer intents. Brand, product name, model, origin, notifying country, measurement-only changes and different wording of the same questions do not create intents. Unrecognized mechanisms stay internal for enrichment. Count report years and notifying countries deterministically. Display at most eight newest descriptions with at least 40 characters after whitespace normalization, nonempty reported measures and distinct casefolded descriptions; break date ties by official identifier. All cohort records count even if their description is shorter or not displayed. This is not a representative sample. Counts concern this acquired corpus only.

One acquired version per official public alert reference. Display at most eight newest distinct product descriptions whose normalized whitespace-collapsed text contains at least 40 characters and has nonempty reported measures; ties sort by official identifier. The complete cohort includes shorter descriptions. This is an explicit display selection, not a representative sample.

8 distinct descriptions displayed; 6 cohort records not displayed. Missing fields: {}.

These are selected, dated enforcement observations in the acquired weekly reports, not a random market sample, market-wide failure rate, proof of current product status, or a determination about your product. Notification country is not a complete sales-market or jurisdiction-coverage field. A quoted legal/standard reference is the report’s statement, not independently verified current law or a mandatory test panel.

Calculation safety-gate-evidence-comparison-10; units recorded alerts; no incidence denominator.

Turn the reported failure mechanism into a scoped investigation

Use this checklist to gather your business or product details before speaking with a specialist. The items below explain what to record and suggest useful supporting documents. You can add your own answers in the editable project brief.

  1. Optical output and accessible-use configuration — what evidence do we have?

    Identify the optical source, rated output and accessible operating modes, users and protective controls. Request configuration-specific evidence and a supported applicability review rather than inferring a classification or safe output from another alert.

    Useful evidence: Source/output specifications, operating modes, access/protection design, intended users and existing measurement evidence.

    Reported context: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8]

  2. Can we trace the affected component, formula or design revision across our supplied products?

    Compare the reported descriptions with your own identifiers and change records. Treat missing or “Unknown” source fields as unresolved; they do not establish that no action was needed.

    Useful evidence: Product identifiers, revision history, supplier/batch traceability and market/operator records.

  3. Who would own an evidence review and any resulting corrective-action decision?

    Read the reported measures as historical observations. Establish your own operator roles, sector-specific rules, decision owner and communication responsibilities before adopting another case’s response.

    Useful evidence: Supply-chain responsibility map, applicable-law review, investigation scope and documented decision/communication workflow.

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Sources and data dates

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European Commission — published reference ↗

Report-2021-46 / 2021-11-19 · retrieved 2026-10-07

Audit details: precise locators and snapshot identifiers

Source key D18 · snapshot 1c99bf500e51ec70a62dc4e8f148098e2166540a2fdfa8b9d77c7c7a0faf85d5

  • [1] /Safety-Gate/notifications[19] (caseNumber=A12/01559/21; parser=safety-gate-weekly-xml-2) · record e390842ebbb97a9728d5e300a01d2a84cf5555fe59f3e3c0f701c6958b1ad11c
  • [2] /Safety-Gate/notifications[20] (caseNumber=A12/01560/21; parser=safety-gate-weekly-xml-2) · record d53b80d91a85cdd60a2e193d3709d5077291a472d008d3dd1d63286acb8cc766
  • [3] /Safety-Gate/notifications[21] (caseNumber=A12/01561/21; parser=safety-gate-weekly-xml-2) · record 285994b104567ad08da74330990c34c9ce373c8340f1204ca26e94df3a17f082
  • [4] /Safety-Gate/notifications[22] (caseNumber=A12/01562/21; parser=safety-gate-weekly-xml-2) · record 9f5bb48bdb52cebdf72a4a38151b14000c12e102f91aceec897fd83e4e2167a0
  • [5] /Safety-Gate/notifications[23] (caseNumber=A12/01563/21; parser=safety-gate-weekly-xml-2) · record 98d8a390f2b17a9369b6b0d93e292f36df130c4b82c9d0c5f5f221fc355f05dc
  • [6] /Safety-Gate/notifications[24] (caseNumber=A12/01564/21; parser=safety-gate-weekly-xml-2) · record 9bd3662b0b986d0999e9cca6f785bf63609d3dab69117320bd9455e73ac4fe2b
  • [7] /Safety-Gate/notifications[25] (caseNumber=A12/01565/21; parser=safety-gate-weekly-xml-2) · record 9a56b03350ef60b79d93edccd5e86d196597e09e1a3404ab5991bd8f71314f53
  • [8] /Safety-Gate/notifications[26] (caseNumber=A12/01566/21; parser=safety-gate-weekly-xml-2) · record 11e322fe5658ac34c6744fdf19cb9244cd3eeba67c82d13fcfab4c8eab91dc81
  • [9] /Safety-Gate/notifications[27] (caseNumber=A12/01567/21; parser=safety-gate-weekly-xml-2) · record 11fe2c312689925ea32888308f0b34826c70a6643addfb631e194f65a899d5b5
  • [10] /Safety-Gate/notifications[43] (caseNumber=A12/01568/21; parser=safety-gate-weekly-xml-2) · record 50e8ebd051e2ad3a1dbdf88e9608531838f2851b7195b69202e9c1090b3f7ed1

European Commission — published reference ↗

Report-2021-45 / 2021-11-12 · retrieved 2026-10-07

Audit details: precise locators and snapshot identifiers

Source key D18 · snapshot fc22e72b752c5b592e6ac1d5d25a69baec6c486dcad5a950729a717049e6936d

  • [11] /Safety-Gate/notifications[18] (caseNumber=A12/01534/21; parser=safety-gate-weekly-xml-2) · record 7a4014ecc412111ab21d3ac7dc7ff84d1db3e39902a5b31505f2f4800d481ae0
  • [12] /Safety-Gate/notifications[25] (caseNumber=A12/01535/21; parser=safety-gate-weekly-xml-2) · record ea691443204051298cb81fd696be660979961ce3fcd39346221c9c553560cdfc
  • [13] /Safety-Gate/notifications[26] (caseNumber=A12/01536/21; parser=safety-gate-weekly-xml-2) · record bcdff471aa40b374d7c676fa5c294bc2b271d1f0c340d8f49a4ae52e2c0bd3d6
  • [14] /Safety-Gate/notifications[27] (caseNumber=A12/01537/21; parser=safety-gate-weekly-xml-2) · record 38373bbfb04151387fcf985034bc99f645f3fb37104017367e712cdc4d52a255

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