Urgent shock hazard warning to parents after recall of 1m baby gadgets sold at Target, Walmart, Nordstrom, BestBuy and Amazon

Almost one million baby tech products have been recalled because they pose a shock hazard.

On Wednesday, Hatch Baby recalled their Rest 1st Generation sound machines, which emit white noise to help soothe babies off to sleep.

The plastic surrounding the power adaptor on the machines was found to be loose leaving the metal prongs exposed – meaning people including babies who touched it could get an electric shock.

The company is aware of 19 incidents of the plastic coming off the adaptor and two where the consumer received a ‘minor electrical shock.’

The affected machines, sold in the US and Canada, should stop being used immediately, the company said in the recall notice.

‘Consumers should unplug the cord, cut the cord on the recalled power adapter, take a photo of the adapter showing the model number and the cut cord,’ the notice urged.

Hatch Baby is reaching out to registered owners directly but consumers can check if there devices are affected by the recall by checking the model number.

The defective machines carry the model number: CYAP05 050100U.

The model number, amps (‘1.0A’), ‘Jiangsu Chenyang Electron Co. LTD’, and ‘Made in China’ are all also printed in black near the prongs on the power adapter.

Consumers will be offered a replacement product if they submit pictures of their recalled product to Hatch’s website.

The devices were sold directly by Hatch but also by Amazon, Target, Walmart, Nordstrom, Pottery Barn Kids and BestBuy from January 2019 through September 2022.

The product ranges from $60 to $200 depending on the exact model and where it was purchased from.

Last month, Costco was forced to recall 567,000 portable battery chargers from stores across America.

There have been 120 reports of the device overheating while in use, including two very serious cases where they caused home fires.