{"lang":"en","id":-11405,"reference":"0586/06","notification_type":"A12","published":"2006-09-14T22:00:00.000Z","modified":null,"weekly_report":"Report-2006-36","title":{"text":"Computer battery Pack “Apple Branded","en":"Computer battery Pack “Apple Branded","translated":false},"name":null,"name_specific":null,"brands":[],"models":[],"barcodes":[],"batches":[],"category":{"key":"electrical.appliances.and.equipment","source_key":"product.category.electrical.appliances.and.equipment","label":"Electrical appliances and equipment","en":"Electrical appliances and equipment","translated":false},"category_other":null,"risks":[{"key":"burns","source_key":"riskType.burns","label":"Burns","en":"Burns","translated":false},{"key":"fire","source_key":"riskType.fire","label":"Fire","en":"Fire","translated":false}],"risk_other":null,"risk_description":{"text":"An internal fault within the battery cell can cause shorting and thermal runaway, which in turn can cause overheating which could result in extreme heat and/or flaming combustion. If that were to occur, it is possible that combustible materials in contact with such a Battery Pack could be damaged (singed, charred, melted or burned) and that burns or other injuries could result. Apple has been notified of a total of fourteen incidents, of which eleven were in the US and one each in Canada, Japan and the UK. Minor burns were reported in two of the US incidents and the one in Japan. In addition, while several customers’ computers have been damaged, no other injuries or substantial property damage has been reported.","en":"An internal fault within the battery cell can cause shorting and thermal runaway, which in turn can cause overheating which could result in extreme heat and/or flaming combustion. If that were to occur, it is possible that combustible materials in contact with such a Battery Pack could be damaged (singed, charred, melted or burned) and that burns or other injuries could result. Apple has been notified of a total of fourteen incidents, of which eleven were in the US and one each in Canada, Japan and the UK. Minor burns were reported in two of the US incidents and the one in Japan. In addition, while several customers’ computers have been damaged, no other injuries or substantial property damage has been reported.","translated":false},"legal_provisions":null,"description":{"text":"Computer battery Pack “Apple Branded (manufactured by Sony)”Type/model: The models are: A1061 (for the 12-inch iBook), A1079 (for the 12-inch PowerBook), and A1078 and A1148 (for the 15-inch PowerBook).","en":"Computer battery Pack “Apple Branded (manufactured by Sony)”Type/model: The models are: A1061 (for the 12-inch iBook), A1079 (for the 12-inch PowerBook), and A1078 and A1148 (for the 15-inch PowerBook).","translated":false},"packaging":null,"origin_country":{"code":"JP","label":"Japan","en":"Japan","translated":false},"notifying_country":{"code":"UK","label":"UK","en":"UK","translated":false},"counterfeit":{"key":"option.no","source_key":"option.no","label":"No","en":"No","translated":false},"sold_online":{"key":"option.no","source_key":"option.no","label":"No","en":"No","translated":false},"online_trader":null,"professional_use":false,"corrigendum":null,"measures":[{"category":{"key":"measure.category.other","source_key":"measure.category.other","label":"Other","en":"Other","translated":false},"details":{"text":"Voluntary actions taken by the manufacturer: recall from consumers and information to consumers.","en":"Voluntary actions taken by the manufacturer: recall from consumers and information to consumers.","translated":false},"type":{"key":"measure.type.voluntary","source_key":"measure.type.voluntary","label":"Voluntary measures","en":"Voluntary measures","translated":false},"taken_by":{"key":"measure.operator.other","source_key":"measure.operator.other","label":"Other","en":"Other","translated":false},"effective":null}],"photos":[{"id":-1227923,"thumb":"https://cdn.weblocally.com/safety-gate/-11405/-1227923-t.webp","full":"https://cdn.weblocally.com/safety-gate/-11405/-1227923-f.webp"}],"url":"https://safety.weblocally.com/en/alert/-11405","api_url":"https://safety.weblocally.com/api/v1/alerts/-11405?lang=en","source_url":"https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-11405","license":"Data © European Union, Safety Gate. Reuse authorised provided the source is acknowledged."}