Correction: The headline of this article was updated to reflect that the CPSC is an independent federal agency.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ruled on Tuesday that Amazon bears legal responsibility for the recall of more than 400,000 hazardous products sold on its website by third-party sellers that were packaged and shipped by the company.
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The Tuesday order applies to more than 400,000 products that have been recalled. They include hairdryers without proper electrocution protection, faulty carbon monoxide detectors, and children’s pajamas that violate federal flammability standards, according to the U.S. government agency’s press release.[1]
[1] CPSC Finds Amazon Responsible Under Federal Safety Law for Hazardous Products Sold by Third-Party Sellers on Amazon . com | July 30, 2024 | 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 ↩︎
And they will get a fine that is smaller than the money they made from selling the hazardous products. A real fine would be double the sales.