SaferProducts incident

Failure type

Leak

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20260518-EE283-2147319095. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Ambiano Bug Repellant Fan (Ambiano Bug Repellant Fan - Faux wood color - 3V - 2 "AA" batteries included - 1 USB cable). Incident: I purchased an Ambiano bug repellant fan from Aldi on 5/14/2026. I inserted the 2 AA batteries that were included with it. I also plugged it in to charge it with the cord it came with, as the batteries were the back up to the charge. The directions said you were able to charge it with batteries inside the fan, and if you did, the battery charge would be disabled. I came back to unplug the fan a little while later only to find that the batteries were leaking out of the battery compartment! So much so that the leaking started to remove the ink on the batteries itself! Not only that, but the batteries also leaked out of the compartment onto my wood dining room table, leaving a big dark spot and removing the surface layer of the wood, in turn leaving a spot I can't fix or repair without considerable cost. This is not safe for people to come in contact with battery chemicals that leak and it will ruin whatever surface it touches.