Consumer protection authorities across five Spanish autonomous communities have ordered the withdrawal of six models of solar eclipse glasses due to the risk of eye injuries, according to the consumer organisation FACUA-Consumidores en Acción.
The affected products belong to the brands Lionstar, ECP Eye Care Professional, Pelispan, Homanaje, Orro, and Opticalia. Consumer protection administrations in the Community of Madrid, Castilla y León, Galicia, La Rioja, and Aragón identified irregularities.
FACUA warned that the six models share the same defect, which could also be present in other products sold or given away in recent months.
According to official safety notifications, the issue stems from filters that fall below the minimum transmittance level, making them excessively dark. As a result, users looking through the glasses see total darkness and cannot locate the solar disc. A predictable reaction is for users to tilt, slide, or temporarily remove the glasses to find the sun before putting them back on. During that unprotected interval, eyes are exposed directly to visible, infrared, and ultraviolet solar radiation, which can cause chemical or thermal injuries to the foveal cells in the retina.
Among the affected products, the Lionstar model LSP1 was included on 5th August in the dangerous non-food products alert network by Madrid’s General Directorate of Commerce, Consumption, and Services, which banned its commercialisation and froze available stock. Similar market bans and recalls were enacted in Castilla y León for ECP Eye Care Professional, and in Galicia for Pelispan and Homanaje model QW-50Z1.
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