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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.

Fox 9 · 21h

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.

digitalmarketreports · 2h

Fitbit Faces $12.25 Million Penalty Over Ionic Smartwatch Burns

Fitbit has agreed to pay a $12.25 million penalty to settle issues related to its Ionic smartwatch, which was subject to a recall in March 2022. The U.S.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Google's Fitbit fined $12.2 million after customers burned by watches

Fitbit failed to report overheating incidents involving its Ionic watches in which customers suffered serious burns, safety regulator said.

Fox Business · 1d

Fitbit to pay $12.25M penalty after not immediately reporting known defect in recalled Ionic smartwatch

Fitbit will pay $12.25 million after reaching a settlement with the Consumer Product Safety Commission for not reporting a known defect in a now-recalled product.

Forbes · 23h

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.

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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 ...

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Amazon ordered to notify customers about hazardous products

The largest online retailer in the world has some new rules to follow.Last week, federal regulators ordered Amazon to notify ...

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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More than 300K smoke alarms sold on HSN recalled over safety risk

The mini smoke alarms, sold through HSN, formerly known as the Home Shopping Network, were recalled for failing to alerts ...

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Amazon to start posting about product safety recalls and defects after legal order

Amazon is the world's largest retailer, but it's only now legally required to post about product safety recalls or defects.

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Home heaters sold on Amazon recalled due to fire hazard, risk of electric shock

Close to 8,000 whole room heaters have been recalled due to risk of electric shock and fire hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced.

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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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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 ...

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