Amazon Has to Recall More Than 400,000 Dangerous Products

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Regulators found that Amazon is responsible for defective products sold by its third-party vendors—which include flammable pajamas, faulty carbon monoxide detectors, and hair dryers that could electrocute you.

Amazon failed to adequately alert more than 300,000 customers to serious risks—including death and electrocution—that US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) testing found with more than 400,000 products that third parties sold on its platform.

The commission was not persuaded, however, by Amazon's argument that it was merely a "logistics provider" for third-party sellers, which would've given Amazon safe harbor from product liability under the consumer safety law.

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Author / Journalist: Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica

Category: TechnologyEconomy

Markets: United States

Topics: Business Business / Policy and Net Neutrality

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Published On: 2024-07-31 @ 21:29:08 (12 hours ago)

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