Amazon refuses to take legal responsibility for consumer safety, sues federal watchdog agency: Consumer Reports statement
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WASHINGTON, D.C — Consumer Reports (CR), the nonprofit and nonpartisan research, testing, and advocacy organization, today denounced a lawsuit filed by Amazon against the U.S.…

In the suit, Amazon argues that the company should not have legal responsibility to recall and remedy consumers for unsafe products sold on its marketplace by third-party sellers. Amazon claims that it is just an intermediary and logistics provider for third-party sales, similar to a delivery service, not a distributor or retailer that has a legal responsibility to carry out recalls. The CPSC ordered Amazon to recall more than 400,000 unsafe products in July 2024, after more than three years of adjudication.

  • Ghyste@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    20 hours ago

    If their name’s on it they absolutely should. But otherwise I can see their argument. Aside from keeping a product listed that they know is not safe.

    • phx@lemmy.caEnglish
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      15 hours ago

      Watch they do. I know because I’ve reported things for violating electrical standards, etc and made damn sure to emphasize that to their support, only to seethe same continue thing being sold months later.