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4 reports to CPSC, the latest made Jul 28, 2019. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 4reports to CPSC
  • Jul 28, 2019the latest report was made
  • Apr 3, 2013the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Ematic
Makers
Shaghal Ltd and PBSMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Computers and video gamesComputers, their equipment and electronic gamesCPSC’s product type: Computers (Equipment and Electronic Games) (code 557), in Electronics: Computers, Monitors, Projectors

By month

1 report from August 2018 to July 2019; the most in July 2019, 1. 3 earlier reports, since April 2013, are in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
July 20191
February 20171
September 20141
April 20131

How badly anyone was hurt

  • First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
  • No one hurt 2 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
  • Not said 1 CPSC: Unspecified

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. First aid

    Made Jul 28, 2019, sent to the company Aug 7, 2019, published by CPSC Aug 21, 2019

    The product, in the report: Inside of the tablet exploded

    Ematic pbs sprout tablet exploded when not being plugged in my daughter who is young is now emotionally scared these products are targeted to young children very dangerous product

    Model
    Ematic funtab model: funtab3
    Bought from
    Walmart
    Bought
    Jul 2, 2018
    Where
    Corning, California: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 6, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Ematic, made or sold by PBS
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
  2. No one hurt

    Made Feb 7, 2017, sent to the company Mar 6, 2017, published by CPSC Mar 27, 2017

    The product, in the report: Ematic 7” tablet battery swelled up - first the blue one then the pink one. Ematic will not do anything about it except want me to pay $50 for warranty to fix - but the stupid thing costs that much, and what makes them think the others will not have the same effect for the pink one did but worse for it is in pieces.

    We have had 2 Ematic 7” tablets (1 blue - 1 pink) I bought for my kids. The first one to go was the blue one, I took photo’s and reported it to the company and they wanted me to pay $50 for my tablet was not insured and the warranty expired. The battery swelled up so much that the casing popped open. The second time was the pink one 6 months after the blue and it did the same thing except it went to pieces. I still have that one in the box - and Ematic does not want to deal with their product and the lack of safety due to the battery. I have all the communication from them from the 1st issue and will be happy to send them and the photos along with the 2nd tablet itself to show that Ematic needs to due something about their product.

    Bought from
    United Health care rewards program
    Where
    coolville, Ohio: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 9, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Ematic, made or sold by Shaghal Ltd
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  3. No one hurt

    Made Sep 9, 2014, sent to the company Sep 17, 2014, published by CPSC Oct 8, 2014

    The product, in the report: Ematic 10” we believe is was the exp8 in black

    The tablet stopped charging about 6 mths ago so it has just sat on my husbands night stand with a magazine on top of it. Temperature of the room probably ranged 65-80 Degrees F. The other day he asked me if I have heard any crackling noises in the bedroom and I said no. Tonight he walks out of the bedroom holding the tablet with a shattered screen that is expanding in the middle. You can see inside and it looks like a silver aluminum pouch expanded like a balloon. He said he noticed his magazine had slid on the floor and that is how he saw the tablet.

    Model
    Ematic 10” Tablet
    Bought from
    Walmart, Michigan
    Bought
    Apr 1, 2013, about then
    Where
    Waterford, Michigan: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Ematic, made or sold by Shaghal Ltd
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  4. Not said

    Made Apr 3, 2013, sent to the company Apr 11, 2013, published by CPSC Apr 25, 2013

    The product, in the report: Ematic Genesis Android Tablet

    This device was being used as per normal, when the screen under the top layer cracked, and bits broke off.. Obviously glass is dangerous, and if this device had been used by a child, and the glass pedruded out, they could get cut.

    I have emailed ematic, who tell me this is a known issue..

    Model
    Ematic Genesis EGL26BL
    UPC
    817707011150
    Serial number
    EGL 26BL04091
    Bought from
    Walmart
    Bought
    Nov 25, 2012, about then
    Where
    London, United Kingdom: Other Public Property/Office
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Ematic, made or sold by Shaghal Ltd
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Unspecified

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

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