Health Canada warns of the recall of several additional USB chargers due to shock, burn or fire hazards

Starting date:

March 23, 2020

Type of communication:

Information Update

Subcategory:

Electronics

Source of recall:

Health Canada

Issue:

Electrical Hazard

Audience:

General Public

Identification number:

RA-72645

Last updated: 2020-03-25

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Updated: March 23, 2020
February 6, 2020

Issue

Health Canada recently completed testing on a number of USB chargers that plug into an electrical outlet intended for use with cell phones, tablets and other devices as part of a planned national compliance and enforcement project. The following products were found to pose an unacceptable risk of electric shock, burn or fire, and are being recalled by industry. An additional six recalled products have been added to the table below.

Affected Products

Product Description	Sample obtained at	Importer	Number of units affected	Date of recall	Image
Included in February 6, 2020 Consumer Product Update
USB Power Adaptor Charger UPC 60078744888 Item #: E-888	Gift Market Discount Centre Ltd., Dartmouth, Nova Scotia	Inspire Imports, Toronto, Ontario	1,920	January 8, 2020
LS Rising USB Charger UPC 617375495210 Item #: E-PAF	Gift Market Discount Centre Ltd., Dartmouth, Nova Scotia	Malmo Trading Inc., Toronto, Ontario	1,440	1,440 January 8, 2020
FIFO Dual USB Home Charger UPC 694155604048 Item #: 60404	Pro Line Sports Inc., Windsor, Nova Scotia	Pro Line Sports Inc., Windsor, Nova Scotia	1,885	January 8, 2020
iFocus Electronics USB Universal Power Adaptor UPC 062823868458 Item #: 86845	Great Canadian Dollar Store, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia	CTG Brands Inc., Vaughan, Ontario	26,380	January 10, 2020
Included in March 23, 2020 Consumer Product Update
NAFUMI Smart USB Charger UPC 6970972830865 Item #: Q1	Mega Box, Calgary, Alberta	Mega Box, Calgary, Alberta	36	February 25, 2020
USB Power Adapter UPC 774471042431 Item #: USB1000-25BIN	Château Manis Électroniques Inc. Dorval, Québec	Château Manis Électroniques Inc. Dorval (Québec)	12,825	February 25, 2020
LTE Power Supply/Single Port USB Charger Item #: KF-TC-504	Northeast Wholesale Calgary, Alberta	Northeast Wholesale Calgary, Alberta	4,657	March 2, 2020
Double USB AC Adapter 2.1A, 1.0A UPC 0087238259 Item #: AR-2100	Red River Co-op Gas Bar, Winnipeg, Manitoba	Bay 6 Sales, Winnipeg, Manitoba	700	March 4, 2020
iEdge Wall Charger UPC 018801014696 Item #: E-469	Bianca Amor's Liquidation Supercentre, Calgary, Alberta	Wakeford Group, Calgary, Alberta	2,272	March 7, 2020
ELINK 2-port USB Charger UPC 6 24274 52764 5 LOT: 00FJA100419 Item #: EK645	HRS Global, Montreal, Québec	HRS Global, Montreal, Québec	657	March 11, 2020

What you should do

• Immediately stop using the above products and either return them to the retailer where you bought them or dispose of them according to your municipal electronic waste requirements.
• Use only certified electrical products.
  • Provincial and territorial electrical safety authorities require that all electrical products that connect to an electrical outlet be certified. This means that they conform to the applicable Canadian national safety standard for the product.
  • Certified products can be identified by a recognized certification mark on the product.
  • The certification mark must be on the product itself, not just the packaging.
  • If you are unsure whether a product is certified, ask the retailer to show you the certification mark on the product before you buy it.

Here are some common Canadian certification marks you may find on your electrical products:

• Look for these signs that there may suggest an electrical product is counterfeit, such as:
  • no certification mark on the product
  • poor quality, for example prongs appear loose,
  • unusually inexpensive price; and/or
  • grammatical errors and unusual fonts on the product, labelling or packaging.
• Popular products and brands are more likely to have counterfeit versions. Counterfeit electrical products that do not meet Canadian electrical safety requirements may be dangerous.
• If you suspect a product is counterfeit, stop using it immediately and either return it to the retailer where you bought it or dispose of it according to your municipal electronic waste requirements.

For more information, visit the Electrical Product Safety page on Canada.ca.

Report health and safety concerns

Health Canada advises consumers to check the Government of Canada's Recalls and Safety Alerts website regularly for any recalled products and to report any consumer product-related health or safety concerns.

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