FDA Says Wicked Lasers Manufacturing Process Stinks
FDA Says Wicked Lasers Manufacturing Process Stinks
Posted 12/08/2010 at 4:08pm
| by Ryan Whitwam
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You may remember Wicked Lasers as the company that will sell you a laser with an emitter that looks like a lightsaber hilt. Oh, and the laser is strong enough to destroy your eyeballs, but that's still safer than a real lightsaber. Safe is a relative term though, and the FDA is the agency responsible for determining what is safe. The agency has sent Wicked Lasers a letter saying that it "disapproves the quality control and testing program for all laser products." Bummer.
The company now has the customary 15 days to refute the claim, ask the FDA for a reasonable exemption, or explain how it has fixed things. Wicked Lasers will also have to provide the FDA with a list of all the products they sell in the US. These high-power lasers are technically legal, but the import situation has always been a little shady. This action could be the first step in government action to ban the devices. They were previously on "import alert" delaying shipments.
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MrHorspwer
December 09, 2010 at 6:13am
Maybe geeks need to check their speech. Instead of blurting out the first thing that pops into your head, "Since when does the FDA regulate lasers?", why not actually educate yourself and look it up. You are in front of a computer.
The FDA doesn't just regulate food and drugs. They also regulate medical supplies and equipment. Outside of buring up your friend's retina, aiming them at airplanes, and terrorizing the cat, lasers also have a pretty large presence in the medical field. Since their earliest commercial use is medical related, the FDA was tagged to regulate them.
See, that wasn't so hard. Consider yourself smarter.
Biceps
December 09, 2010 at 9:37am
Maybe your condescending self needs to go find a high-powered laser and sit on it. Like most Americans, I was perfectly happy in my ignorance, thank you very much.
Nimrod
December 08, 2010 at 5:52pm
It might be prudent for you to send them a letter informing them that i do not intend on orally consuming the laser devise and that therefore their opinion on the matter is unwelcome.
AndyYankee17
December 08, 2010 at 5:09pm
since when are lasers a food or drug? the FCC's more qualified to control these lasers than the FDA is.
Biceps
December 08, 2010 at 9:50pm
Since when does the FDA control laser tech? ATF... maybe... even DEA, maybe, right? But FDA? No wonder we have so many food poisoning scares in the US... the FDA is spending all their time on lasers and ray guns. Time for a new charter, guys!
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