bought 20 pairs of sunglasses for children and found that the UV protection levels were “dangerously low” for two of them, despite claims they offered full protection. One third of sunglasses sold on platforms like Amazon and eBay could damage child eysightThe UV protection levels were found to be inconsistent in many of these specs (Image: Getty Images) Some sunglasses were also found to offer significantly different protection from one lens to the other. Several models including Cute Cat Kids’ Sunglasses UV Protection (£1.59 from Amazon), Classic Vintage Holiday Sunglasses UV400 (£3.99 on eBay), Kids’ Aviators (£1.16 from AliExpress), Kids £1 Sunglasses (from Temu) and red heart-shaped sunglasses (£5.28 from eBay) all made either misleading claims about their ability to block UV rays or had inconsistent UV filtering. contacted us.”Temu said: “We take product safety very seriously. “These listings have been removed from our platform.”Shein said: “We take product safety very seriously and are committed to offering safe and reliable products to its customers.

Source: The Times June 16, 2025 05:08 UTC