CPSC-PR-24-323

CPSC-PR-24-323 (Jul. 30, 2024)


CPSC Finds Amazon Responsible Under Federal Safety Law for Hazardous Products Sold by Third-Party Sellers on Amazon.com – Amazon Ordered to Develop Remediation Plans to Notify Purchasers and the Public and to Implement Remedies to Remove Products from Consumers’ Homes

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today issued a Decision and Order (PDF) against Amazon.com, Inc., a global e-commerce company with $575 billion in revenue. In a unanimous vote, the Commission determined that Amazon was a “distributor” of products that are defective or fail to meet federal consumer product safety standards, and therefore bears legal responsibility for their recall. More than 400,000 products are subject to this order: specifically, faulty carbon monoxide (CO) detectors, hairdryers without electrocution protection, and children’s sleepwear that violated federal flammability standards.


CPSC News Release - CPSC-PR-24-323

CPSC-PR-24-323

Date: Jul. 30, 2024

Accessed: Aug. 27, 2024

Source URL: https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2024/CPSC-Finds-Amazon-Responsible-Under-Federal-Safety-Law-for-Hazardous-Products-Sold-by-Third-Party-Sellers-on-Amazon-com

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