Fitbit Fined $12M for Safety Snafus: Comment Before Judgment Day!
Published Date: 1/27/2025
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Summary
Fitbit is settling with the Consumer Product Safety Commission by paying a $12.25 million fine to resolve safety concerns. This affects Fitbit users and the company, ensuring Fitbit improves product safety. People can comment on this deal until February 11, 2025.
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Required Fitbit Compliance Program
Fitbit must maintain a written compliance program to ensure Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) compliance for any Fitbit product sold or distributed in the U.S. The program must include written policies, claim-tracking systems, timely and accurate reporting procedures, employee training, confidential reporting channels, senior management oversight, a one-year internal audit, and retention of compliance records for at least five years.
Recall of ~1.02M Fitbit Ionic Watches
Fitbit previously announced a voluntary Fast Track recall of approximately 1.02 million Fitbit Ionic smartwatches on March 2, 2022, after at least 115 U.S. reports of batteries overheating and 78 U.S. reports of burn injuries (including two reports of third-degree burns and four reports of second-degree burns). If you own a Fitbit Ionic smartwatch, your device was the subject of this recall.
Fitbit Pays $12.25M Civil Penalty
Fitbit will pay a civil penalty of $12,250,000 in settlement of the matter. That payment must be made within 30 calendar days after Fitbit receives service of the Commission's final Order accepting the Agreement.
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