Fitbit Agrees to Pay $12 Million for Not Quickly Reporting Burn Risk With Watches
After consumer complaints of overheating batteries, the company did not immediately report the defect with its Ionic smartwatches, according to a settlement with the U.S. government.
Fitbit to pay $12M fine for Ionic smartwatch burns
The civil penalty follows 115 reports of overheating, including injuries ranging from second to third-degree burns.
Google-owned Fitbit to pay $12.2 million after consumers were burned by smartwatches
Fitbit failed to report overheating incidents involving its Ionic watches in which customers suffered serious burns, safety regulator said.
Fitbit fined $12M over Ionic smartwatch burns
Fitbit has settled with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) over a longstanding defeat that caused some wearers to sustain burns. The deal finds the Google-owned fitness company paying a $12.
Fitbit Fined Millions Over Watch That Burned Wearers
Fitbit has been fine $12.25 million as part of a settlement with a long-standing case with the Consumer Product Safety Commission regarding the Fitbit Ionic.
Fitbit pays Uncle Sam $12M, sprints away from claims of burning-hot smartwatches
Your workout warm-up instructions didn't say anything about setting wrists on fire – allegedly! Years after recalling one of its smartwatches over overheating batteries that burned people, Fitbit has agreed to pay a $12.
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CPSC fines Google-owned Fitbit $12M for failing to report smartwatch burn hazard
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ordered Google-owned Fitbit to pay more than $12 million and comply with certain ...
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New rules expected to affect 400,000 products sold via Amazon
More than 400,000 products sold through Amazon may be affected by this order from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ...
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Are you an Amazon shopper? Here’s a big change you’ll start seeing this weekend
Amazon is the world’s biggest retailer but up till now they have not been required to report any recalls or defects on any of ...
New Product Safety Recalls
The CPSC announces today the following recalls are posted in cooperation with the firms listed below. Recalls can be viewed ...
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Winter brings the biggest risk of home fires. How to safely use a space heater.
There has also been a large recall on space heaters sold on Amazon because of the possibility of electrical shocks resulting in a fire hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ...
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Stop using Babypark Sling Carriers due to fall hazard, CPSC warns
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using Babypark sling carriers ...
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Commissioner Peter A. Feldman Becomes Acting Chairman of U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today that Commissioner Peter A. Feldman has been named Acting Chairman of the agency ...
Why Fitbit Is Limiting Battery Performance on Some Smartwatch Models
Fitbit should have notified the CPSC about how dangerous the Ionic's batteries were. This week, they agreed to pay a ...