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<br /><p>All products intended for use by consumers are regulated under the General
Product Safety Regulations (GPSR) 2005 which implements the EU’s General Product Safety
Directive (GPSD). This requires such products to be safe when placed on the market
and applies to products where there is no other applicable legislation with more specific
provisions on safety. This includes laser pens.</p><br /><p>In addition to the legislation,
lasers sold in the UK and EU are covered by the safety standard BS EN 60825-1: 1994
Safety of Laser Products. This specifies those lasers which should be used by trained
operators and therefore not suitable for use by the general public. Laser products
up to 1 mW are considered safe for general consumer use.</p><br /><p>Trading Standards
has the powers under the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 to remove laser products
from sale to the public, which are unsafe for general consumer use. If anyone is concerned
about the safety of a product they should not use it and report it to their local
Trading Standards department.</p><br /><p><strong></strong></p>
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