Health Canada has issued a nation-wide recall for more than 97,000 USB wall chargers sold on Amazon.ca saying the product poses an “unreasonable risk” of electric shock.
The Power-7 USB wall chargers are 2.1A/5V dual port USB cube power adapters and were manufactured in China. They are white with a grey stripe and the model number—US2018—can be found on the same side as the prongs.
The chargers were available as a two-pack or five-pack and can be identified by the Amazon Standard Identification Number (ASIN) B083LBZX1F and B082XPSDFL.
The safety hazard was discovered as part of Health Canada’s sampling and evaluation program, the government agency said in its recall notice.
“Consumers should immediately stop using the product and dispose of it in accordance with municipal electronic waste requirements,” Health Canada said.
Amazon Canada sold 97,113 affected units between August 2020 and March 2024 and has since been removed from the retail site. Health Canada has also contacted the foreign third-party seller, Love Chen Technology Inc., about the issue.
No incidents or injuries related to this product have been reported, the federal health agency said.
This is not the first recall notice issued by Health Canada this year for a charger. The government agency in February recalled more than 1.2 million Toshiba laptop chargers due to burn and fire hazards.
The laptop chargers were sold in Canada at various retailers between April 1, 2008, and April 30, 2014.
“Buying consumer products and cosmetics online is different from buying them in person,” Health Canada said. “Because you can’t see the physical product, it can be more difficult to tell if the product is counterfeit, mislabelled, of poor quality, not as advertised, broken, or doesn’t work as it should.”
It’s also impossible to tell if it meets Canadian safety requirements.
Health Canada suggests consumers confirm the product hasn’t been recalled by checking the recalls and safety alerts database for consumer products and cosmetics.
“Have an eye out for deals that seem too good to be true and stay away from products with ads that have spelling mistakes and blurry photos,” the agency added. “These are both signs that the products may be counterfeit.”
