Following several safety issues reportedly caused by low-quality third party iDevice power chargers, including the death of a woman in China, Apple has announced an iDevice charger trade-in program to allow customers with counterfeit chargers to exchange them for genuine Apple products at a relatively minimal cost. Apple requires all third party firms manufacturing iDevice accessories to obtain MFi Certification (“Made for iPod, iPhone, and iPad”). Although information remains incomplete, it appears that the recent safety issues stem from uncertified
