CPSC says Amazon is responsible for hazardous items from third-party sellers

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is responsible for hazardous items from third-party sellers

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has that

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is responsible for hazardous or defective products sold by third-party retailers through its platform. The CPSC unanimously decided that more than 400,000 products sold through the Fulfilled by

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program represent a “substantial product hazard,” and that the tech giant is legally responsible for their recall. It also said that

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******* to properly notify buyers about the faulty products and did not encourage buyers to return or ******** those items.

Today’s decision is several years in the making, with the CPSC suing

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in July 2021. This investigation centered on carbon monoxide detectors that did not function correctly, hair dryers that did not have electrocution safeguards and children’s sleepwear that did not meet federal flammability standards. Under the decision and order issued by the agency,

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must submit plans to notify customers about these faulty products and take steps for getting them returned or destroyed.

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for comment and will update this post if we hear from the retailer.

The Department of Justice took similar actions against

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in recent months. In September 2023, after environmentally unsafe materials were put up for ***** on the retailer, and in January 2024, the company paid for a DoJ settlement over pill press machines.

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