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Reports of burns to the wrist due to overheating have prompted the recall of 30,000 fitness trackers in the United States.
Provata Health voluntarily issued the recall after a few consumers reported that wristbands, designed to track heart rate and step rate, were overheating.
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.