Fitbit Recalls Force Activity-Tracking Wristband Due to Risk of Skin Irritation

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Fitbit Recalls Force Activity-Tracking Wristband Due to Risk of Skin

Irritation

WASHINGTON, March 12, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumers should

stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to

resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Note: On February 20, 2014, Fitbit Inc. announced a refund program for

the Fitbit Force. This news release serves as the official recall

announcement.

Recall Summary Name of Product: Wireless activity-tracking wristband

Hazard: Users can develop allergic reactions to the stainless steel

casing, materials used in the strap, or adhesives used to assemble the

product, resulting in redness, rashes or blistering where the skin has

been in contact with the tracker. Remedy: Consumers should contact

Fitbit for a full refund. Consumer Contact: Fitbit, toll-free at

(888) 656-6381 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET daily or online at

www.fitbit.com and click on Recall/Safety Info on the right side of

the page next to Terms of Use for more information.

Photos are available at

http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2014/Fitbit-Recalls-Force-Activity-Tracking-Wristband.

Recall Details Units: About 1,000,000 in the U.S. and about 28,000 in

Canada Description: This recall involves Fitbit ForceTM wireless

activity-tracking wristbands with model numbers FB402BK, FB402BKS,

FB402SL and FB402SLS. The wristband operates as a pedometer, sleep

monitor and watch. It is made of plastic with a stainless steel casing

and clasp and a small LED display screen. The display screen is flush

with the top side of the band and a control button is on one side of

the band. The wristband is about 3/4 inch wide and comes in large and

small sizes and in the colors black or slate. The model number is on

the back of the recalled wristband below the charging port.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received about 9,900 reports of the

wristband causing skin irritation and about 250 reports of blistering.

Sold at: AT&T,Apple Stores, Best Buy, Brookstone, Dick's Sporting

Goods, Radio Shack, REI, Sports Authority, Target and other stores

nationwide, and online at Amazon.com and Fitbit.com from October 2013

to February 2014 for about $130.

Importer/Distributor: Fitbit Inc., of San Francisco

Manufacturer: Flextronics Sales & Marketing AP Ltd., of Port Louis,

Mauritius

Manufactured in: China.

Note: Health Canada's press release is available

at http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2014/38259r-eng.php.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting

the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with

the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's

jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer

product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC

is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that

pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to

ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power

tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals - contributed to a

decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer

products over the past 40 years.

Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a

publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory

recall ordered by the Commission.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to

www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or

teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers

can obtain news release and recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on

Twitter @USCPSC or by subscribing to CPSC's free e-mail newsletters.

Media Contact Please use the phone numbers below for all media

requests. Phone: (301) 504-7908 Spanish: (301) 504-7800

CPSC Consumer Information Hotline Contact us at this toll-free number

if you have questions about a recall: 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054)

Times: 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. ET; Messages can be left anytime Call to get

product safety and other agency information and to report unsafe

products.

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