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Apple recalls charger plugs and travel kits as some carry risk of electrical shock
The recall only affects chargers designed for use in Europe, Argentina, Brazil, South Korea and some other countries, with chargers in the UK and US unaffected
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Apple is recalling some of its wall plug chargers, after rare cases when the chargers break and can cause electric shock.
The recall only affects those chargers made for use in Europe, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, New Zealand and South Korea. Others made for markets like Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, United Kingdom, United States are unaffected, the company said.
The problems affect two-prong wall adapters that came with some Mac and iOS devices between 2003 and 2015, Apple said, and were also bundled with the Apple World Travel Adapter Kit.
The problem adapters have either four, five or no characters on the inside slot where they attack to the power adapter, Apple said. The company has a page for identifying the affected products.
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