Health Canada Recalling Some Fitbit Ionic Smartwatches

Thursday, 3 March 2022 07:13

By Tami Jeanneret

Possibility of burns from battery

The agency is warning anyone who wears one of several models of Fitbit's Ionic smartwatch to stop using it immediately.

At issue the lithium battery which can over heart and burn a wearer's wrist.

Although there have been no reported incidents in Canada, Fitbit has received at least 115 reports of the battery overheating in the U.S.

The company stopped manufacturing the Ionic smartwatch in 2020.

A link to the recall notice and the model numbers under the recall is here.

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