Hatch Baby Recalls Around 1 Million Power Adapters Due to Shock Hazard

Published on July 4, 2024

A California-based sleep device manufacturer has issued a recall involving almost a million power adapters because the machine’s plastic housing can detach, posing an electrical shock hazard to owners. The recall notice for the Rest 1st Generation sound machines—an app-controlled system that emits white noise to calm babies and help them doze off—was posted on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) website on July 3. The Palo Alto-based Hatch Baby Inc. said it received 19 reports of the plastic housing covering the alternating current (AC) power adapter coming off, including two reports of consumers experiencing “a minor electrical shock.”...

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