Justice Department targets eBay for alleged unlawful sales of pesticides and other toxins
- The U.S. Justice Department has filed a civil complaint against eBay, accusing the online marketplace of unlawfully selling and distributing hundreds of thousands of products that violate environmental laws.
- The complaint alleges that eBay sold over 343,000 aftermarket devices designed to evade motor vehicle emissions controls, as well as at least 23,000 unregistered, misbranded, or restricted-use pesticides.
- Among the pesticides sold by eBay were a high-toxicity insecticide banned in the U.S. And a product claiming to protect against the virus that causes COVID-19. EBay could face billions of dollars in penalties for violating the Clean Air Act and other environmental laws.
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