A California company is recalling nearly 1 million power adapters sold with sound machines designed to aid infants and young children in sleeping due to a potential shock hazard.
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the plastic surrounding the AC power adapter supplied with some of Hatch’s Rest 1st generation sound machines can detach when the product is removed from an outlet, exposing its prongs and posing an electric shock risk.
The CPSC’s Wednesday recall notice disclosed 19 instances where the plastic housing of the adapter detached, resulting in two minor electric shocks to consumers.
Hatch specified in its recall announcement that the issue pertains solely to the power adapters provided by Jiangsu Chenyang Electron Co., from which Hatch has ceased sourcing products.
The Palo Alto-based company emphasized that the problem lies with the adapters accompanying the sleep machines, not the devices themselves. “Once a replacement power adapter is provided, the Hatch Rest 1st generation device can be safely used,” Hatch assured in its statement.
Consumers who possess the affected power adapters are advised to discontinue their use immediately. Identified by model number CYAP05 050100U, the now-recalled adapters were manufactured in China.
These adapters were bundled with Rest 1st generation sound machines available on Hatch.co and major retailers like Target and Walmart from January 2019 to September 2022. Additionally, some were sold on Amazon until May 2024. The machines feature white noise or lullabies to aid sleep and include a night light function.
Approximately 919,400 adapters were sold in the U.S., with over 44,000 in Canada. Hatch is offering impacted customers a free replacement adapter and is reaching out directly to all registered owners.
