Fitbit Inc. is recalling about 1 million wireless activity-tracking wristbands in the United States and 28,000 in Canada.
Users can develop allergic reactions to the stainless steel casing, materials used in the strap, or adhesives used to assemble the product, the company and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. As a result, consumers can develop redness, rashes, or blistering where the skin has been in contact with the tracker,
The firm has received about 9,900 reports of the wristband causing skin irritation and about 250 reports of blistering.
This recall involves Fitbit Force wireless activity-tracking wristbands with model numbers FB402BK, FB402BKS, FB402SL, and FB402SLS. The model number is on the back of the wristband below the charging port.
The wristband operates as a pedometer, sleep monitor, and watch. It’s made of plastic with a stainless steel casing and clasp and a small LED display screen. The display screen is flush with the topside 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 black or slate.
The wristbands were 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. The cost was about $130.
Consumers should contact Fitbit for a full refund, the company and commission advise.
For more information, call Fitbit at 888-656-6381 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET daily or visit www.fitbit.com and click on Recall/Safety Info on the right side of the page next to Terms of Use.
For details on other recalls, see www.recalls.gov.
