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We have recently received a massive amount of email inquiries, to the point that our small team of 4 people is completely overloaded and unable to reply to all messages. If you find that the brand you purchased is not on our list or is currently "under verification", we recommend you check the following information to verify it yourself. By using the quick links to EU testing laboratories at the bottom, you can check the core information: the authenticity of the certificate.

With the imminent arrival of the solar eclipse, we are intensifying our efforts to verify whether solar eclipse glasses sold on e-commerce platforms meet legal safety requirements. To ensure your safety, use the following four key standards to check if your glasses comply with regulations and are safe for observation.

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ECLIPSE NEWS — Due to our absolute commitment to transparency and public eye safety, we inform our community about the recent administrative alert issued by Consumer authorities regarding a batch of glasses from the ORRO brand. Likewise, we share the official technical allegations that the manufacturer has sent us to clarify the situation of their models.

1. The risk detected by Consumer Affairs: The behavioral danger of an excessively dark filter

According to the technical warning from the Directorate General for Consumer Affairs, the incident identified in this batch is not because the filter allows harmful solar radiation to pass through due to a lack of filtering capacity. On the contrary, the risk lies in the fact that the filter is too dark (below the minimum limit of luminous transmittance allowed by the EN ISO 12312-2:2015 standard).

The authorities describe the risk scenario as follows:

"The user puts on the glasses to observe the solar eclipse. Since the filter is below the minimum transmittance (excessively dark), the user only sees total darkness and cannot locate the solar disk. As a predictable reaction, and facing the sun, the user slides the glasses up to their forehead, tilts them, or removes them for an instant to frame the sun's position with the intention of putting them right back on. During that unprotected interval, the eyes are directly exposed to direct solar radiation (visible and infrared/ultraviolet radiation). A chemical or thermal injury occurs in the foveal cells of the retina."

Looking directly at the Sun, even for brief seconds without proper protection due to this type of adjustment or physical maneuver, painlessly and irreversibly destroys the cells of the retinal fovea, causing solar retinopathy and permanent vision loss.

2. Technical explanation and allegations from the ORRO brand

After directly contacting the manufacturer of the ORRO brand, the company provided us with a detailed response along with their technical reports to clarify the scope of the alert:

• Limited impact to a single batch: The safety notification does not concern the ORRO brand as a whole or its entire line of eclipse glasses. It is strictly limited to Model O37-R, Batch 2603-01. No other batch or model of the brand is subject to this warning.
• Nature of the optical parameter: The official report from the Spanish authorities identified that a filter from a sample of the analyzed batch recorded a visible transmittance of 0.000036%, falling slightly below the minimum of 0.000061% required by the EN ISO 12312-2:2015 standard. The manufacturer emphasizes that the product provides optimal protection against infrared and ultraviolet radiation, with no harmful light leaks.
• Administrative contradiction procedure: The manufacturer informs us that they have independent test reports from two different laboratories (including a recent analysis dated August 6, 2026) that certify the full compliance of the samples tested for Batch 2603-01. Therefore, the brand has formally initiated an administrative procedure of contradictory analysis before the competent Spanish authorities, with whom they are actively collaborating to objectively resolve the discrepancy in the laboratory results.
• Official ORRO contact channels: To resolve any doubts about your purchase, verify if your glasses belong to the affected batch, or request information about returns or replacements, users can contact the manufacturer directly via their official email hi@orroglasses.com or by visiting their website www.orroglasses.com.

3. Temporary measures adopted by SAFE ECLIPSE

In strict application of our control protocols and guided by a principle of maximum prudence towards the final consumer, we have implemented the following actions in our registry:

• Temporary exclusion of the affected model: Model O37-R (Batch 2603-01) has been classified under alert and preventive verification status in our public database until the administrative contradiction file between the manufacturer and the Consumer authorities is concluded. We recommend not using glasses belonging to this specific batch.
• Maintenance of compliant models: After reviewing the traceability and confirming that they are not affected by the Consumer alert, we have decided to keep the other two models of the ORRO brand within our safety registry, as their documentation is in full compliance with European Union regulations.

4. Consultation of official alerts from the Government of Spain

We urge all citizens to always verify the status of their Personal Protective Equipment. To check the new inclusions of recalled or officially alerted consumer products in Spain, you can directly access the public portal of the Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and Agenda 2030 at the following link:

🔗 https://servicios.consumo.gob.es/rapnaPublic/#/public/nuevas

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Disclaimer: The information contained in this informative article is strictly based on the technical documentation provided by the manufacturer and the alerts issued by official consumer bodies as of the date of publication. This portal does not exercise regulatory functions nor issue binding legal opinions. We recommend that users always perform a visual inspection of their filters before any direct observation.

We have received numerous inquiries from the public asking if eclipse glasses purchased on the AliExpress platform are safe for solar observation. In response to these concerns, our team has carried out a detailed review of the options available on that platform.

The findings are deeply alarming. Below, we present a summary of our documentary evaluation regarding the most popular sellers:

Analysis of best-selling products

We specifically examined the two links with the highest sales volumes on the platform:

1. Cardboard eclipse glasses

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2. Plastic eclipse glasses

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AliExpress Response: An Absolute Lack of Responsibility

We have repeatedly tried to contact the AliExpress platform to alert them about the mass distribution of non-compliant personal protective equipment. However, their customer service referred us to their supposed legal compliance department, where we only received automated responses generated by Artificial Intelligence. We never managed to contact a human representative to take charge of the matter. This lack of filters and human support demonstrates an extremely irresponsible attitude towards public safety.