Contact lenses counterfeited in France

CooperVision has reported to the Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits de Santé (Afssaps, the French association for the safety of health products) that there are counterfeit Proclear Compatible contact lenses on the market.

After receiving various complaints from opticians, whose customers were complaining about problems with the comfort of contact lenses, CooperVision realized it was dealing with a case of counterfeiting and reported it to the health authorities in accordance with French law.

Apparently, the packaging of the counterfeit lenses is larger (12.5 cm against the 11 cm of the originals) than that used by CooperVision. The company is writing to all its customers (distributors and opticians) advising them of the situation and asking them to stop selling the counterfeit lenses in their possession immediately and to send the lenses to the company's laboratories so that they can carry out all the necessary controls.

(Source: Acuité)