Amazon UK recalls Fire 7" and Fire Kids Edition 7" chargers due to 'electrical shock'

[Arthur]

Link: Amazon UK

 

We have determined that, in rare cases, when the power adapter included with the UK Fire 7” and UK Fire Kids Edition 7” tablet is pulled from the wall socket, the adapter assembly may detach and create a risk of electrical shock. Affected adapters were sold only in the United Kingdom and Ireland from September 2015.

 

Customer safety is our top priority, and we are proactively offering to replace these power adapters with a new adapter, free of charge. We encourage customers to exchange their original power adapters using the process below.

 

Please discontinue use of your original adapter. Until you receive a replacement adapter, you can use the included USB cable connected to a computer or another compatible adapter to charge your tablet.

 

Identifying your power adapter

To find out if your power adapter is affected, compare your adapter to the images below.

 

 

Power adapters sold in other countries and power adapters shipped with Fire HD and Fire HDX tablets are not affected and need not be exchanged.

[Gibbo]

That's what you get for trying to be smart and getting rid of this:

 

 

Although I've never had a USB charger, I always charge via the computer, and my last two phones haven't come with a mains charger. Is this a thing these days to have them like this?