The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued the strong warning to all Samsung Galaxy Note 7 users saying they should “power them down and stop charging or using the device.”
The warning comes after some of the lithium-ion batteries in the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones caught fire during charging and normal use.
CPSC and Samsung are working cooperatively to formally announce an official recall of the devices, as soon as possible.
The FAA warned airline passengers with the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 to leave their phones off and not charging when flying.
The warning followed a voluntary global recall of the Note 7 that Samsung announced a week ago.
Last week, Samsung ordered a global recall of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones after its investigation of explosion reports found the rechargeable batteries were at fault. In one case, a family in St. Petersburg, Florida, reported a Galaxy Note 7 phone left charging in their Jeep caught fire, destroying the vehicle.
On Sept. 2, Samsung said it was voluntarily recalling the Note 7. The company said at the time that it had shipped 2.5 million units of the product since its Aug. 19 launch.
Samsung has said it plans to expedite new shipments of Note 7s with safe batteries, and it is offering $25 gift cards to U.S. Note 7 owners who exchange their phones.
Because of this issue Samsung share prices are going down, and it will affect Samsung heavily.
Press Statement from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Regarding the Samsung Galaxy Note7 http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Newsroom/Press…
Samsung Note 7 Exchange Program http://www.samsung.com/us/note7exchange/
FAA Statement on Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Devices http://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?news…
