US EditionAmazon is responsible for hazardous items sold by third-party sellers, US agency says
- Amazon is legally responsible for hazardous products sold by third-party sellers, a U.S. Agency ruled on Tuesday.
- The Consumer Product Safety Commission determined Amazon acts as a "distributor" for faulty items through its fulfillment service.
- The ruling mandates Amazon recall over 400,000 items, but the agency criticized its inadequate efforts to encourage customer returns.
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Amazon responsible for hazardous 3rd-party products and recall, federal agency says
Amazon is responsible for recalling hundreds of thousands of hazardous third-party products that were sold on the global e-commerce company's website, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced Tuesday.The 400,000 products subject to recall due to being defective or not meeting federal consumer product safety standards include faulty carbon monoxide detectors, hairdryers without electrocution protection and children's sleepwear…
E-Commerce Giant Amazon Ordered To Recall Over 400K Hazardous Products Sold On Its Site By US Federal Agency - Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)
Amazon has been ordered to recall over 400,000 hazardous products sold on its platform, classifying the company as a "distributor" of defective items and finding its previous efforts to address safety issues inadequate.
Amazon must recall dangerous products properly — even ones sold by third-parties
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon, not third-party sellers, is responsible for properly recalling hazardous items that were sold on its marketplace, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) decided on Tuesday. The CPSC says Amazon failed to adequately notify the public about more than 400,000 recalled products. Even though Amazon stopped selling those products and attempted to alert their buyers, the CPSC decided Amazon ne…
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