CPSC: Fitbit Agrees to Pay $12.25 Million Civil Penalty for Failure to Immediately Report Serious Burn Hazard With Ionic Smartwatches
January 24, 2025
January 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following news release:
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing that Fitbit LLC, of San Francisco, California, has agreed to pay a $12.25 million civil penalty. The settlement, which has been provisionally accepted by CPSC, resolves CPSC's charges that Fitbit knowingly failed to immediately report to CPSC, as required by law, that its Ionic smartwatches contained a defect that coul . . .
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing that Fitbit LLC, of San Francisco, California, has agreed to pay a $12.25 million civil penalty. The settlement, which has been provisionally accepted by CPSC, resolves CPSC's charges that Fitbit knowingly failed to immediately report to CPSC, as required by law, that its Ionic smartwatches contained a defect that coul . . .