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🧸 Product FR September 16, 2022

Activités de Princesses — Lunettes de soleil

Sunglasses with pink-plastic frames and temples, homogeneous black-tinted filters. It is included in a set comprising a ‘Activités de Princesse’ magazine, a bracelet and a toy mobile phone.

📷 Safety Gate / European Commission · Source
Activités de Princesses — Lunettes de soleil
📷 Safety Gate / European Commission · Source
Risk level
Serious risk
Type
Damage to sight
Category
Protective equipment
Hazard
The transmission of UV light is too high. Consequently, the sunglasses do not protect the eyes sufficiently from the harmful effects of UV light.
Origin
People's Republic of China

⚖️ Actions ordered by authorities

  • Measures ordered by economic operators (to: Distributor) Recall of the product from end users
  • Measures ordered by economic operators (to: Distributor) Withdrawal of the product from market
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This alert was reported 1456 days ago and has been moved from our active feed to the archive. The original safety information still applies — we have no confirmation from the issuing agency that the product is safe again. Refer to the official notice for the current status.
📈 Timeline
117 days in total
May 17, 2026 September 11, 2026
Daily snapshot data starts accumulating once the scheduler runs — for now this is interpolated from the agency's first/last dates.

What is this? These are children’s toy sunglasses sold under the brands Activités and Princesses. They look like real sunglasses but are made for play.

What's happening? Tests show these toy sunglasses let too much harmful UV light through. They do not protect children’s eyes the way real sunglasses should.

Does this affect me? If you bought these sunglasses for a child in France, they may not be safe for sunny days.

What should I do? Stop using them right away. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if the child needs real sunglasses instead.

🤖 This plain-language summary is automatically generated from the official agency notice using AI. It is for general information only — not medical advice. For decisions about your health, always consult a pharmacist or doctor and read the official source linked below.

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Agency-published detail

Risk level: Serious risk · Type: Damage to sight · Category: Protective equipment · Hazard: The transmission of UV light is too high. Consequently, the sunglasses do not protect the eyes sufficiently from the harmful effects of UV light. · Origin: People's Republic of China

First published
September 16, 2022
Last refreshed by us
3 months ago
Severity (as classified)
High
Official source
https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10006687

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What is this product recall alert about?
Activités de Princesses — Lunettes de soleil. Risk level: Serious risk · Type: Damage to sight · Category: Protective equipment · Hazard: The transmission of UV light is too high. Consequently, the sunglasses do not protect the eyes sufficiently from the harmful effects of UV light. · Origin: People's Republic of China
When was this alert issued?
This alert was issued on September 16, 2022 by EU Safety Gate.
Which countries are affected?
The alert applies to France.
How serious is this alert?
Serious risk. A serious risk means the product or medicine can cause significant harm. Treat the alert as urgent.
What should I do?
If you have this product at home, stop using it and return it to the point of purchase for a refund. Keep the receipt if you have one — most retailers refund without it for safety recalls.
Where can I find the official notice?
The full official notice is published on ec.europa.eu.

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