HP Inc. is recalling lithium-ion batteries containing Panasonic cells used in HP and Compaq Notebook computers due to the risk of fire and burns, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday. Consumers are being urged to immediately stop using the batteries which were made in China, remove them from computers and contact HP for a free replacement, the CPSC said in a statement. About 41,000 units are affected, roughly 2,600 of which were sold in Canada and about 4,500 of which were sold in Mexico. The batteries have the following barcodes: 6BZLU, 6CGFK, 6CGFQ, 6CZMB, 6DEMA, 6DEMH, 6DGAL and 6EBVA. The company has so far received seven reports of battery packs overheating, melting or charring, and four reports of property damage. The batteries were sold at Best Buy , Wal-Mart and Costco stores, as well as at authorized dealers across the U.S. in the period stretching from March 2013 to August 2015. They were also sold online by HP. HP shares were up 2% in early afternoon trade, and are up 8.8% in the year so far, while the S&P 500 has gained 2.9%.
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