21 C.F.R. § 886.5850

Sunglasses (nonprescription).

Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 88 wordsSubsections: 2Official source

Cite as 21 C.F.R. § 886.5850 (2026)

(a) Identification. Sunglasses (nonprescription) are devices that consist of spectacle frames or clips with absorbing, reflective, tinted, polarizing, or photosensitized lenses intended to be worn by a person to protect the eyes from bright sunlight but not to provide refractive corrections. This device is usually available over-the-counter. (b) Classification. Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to § 886.9. [52 FR 33355, Sept. 2, 1987, as amended at 65 FR 2321, 2000]
Cross-references to the CFR
886.9.
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