Summary Safety Review - Ear and Forehead (contact) Infrared Thermometers (various brands) - Assessing the potential risk of inaccuracy in children under 2 years old (English, HTML)

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Publisher-reported update

2024-05-08

Health Canada reviewed the risk of IR thermometers being inaccurate when checking the temperature of children under 2 years old because of new information that became available. At the time of the review, IR thermometers were not recommended to be used in children under 2 years old.

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