CPSC Issues Final Order to Amazon.com Outlining Remediation Plans for Hazardous Products | PR Newswire [Video]

Amazon Ordered to Implement Notification and Refund Remedies for Products Distributed by Amazon

, /PRNewswire/ — Today, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) unanimously issued a Decision and Order, concluding its administrative litigation with Amazon.com, Inc., a global e-commerce company with $575 billion in revenue. The Decision and Order outlines steps Amazon must take to notify purchasers and the public about hazardous products for which the Commission determined Amazon was a distributor under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA).

In July 2024, the Commission determined in a unanimous vote that Amazon was a “distributor” of certain products that are defective or fail to meet federal consumer product safety standards, and therefore bears legal responsibility for their recall. The Commission also determined that the products, listed on Amazon.comand sold by third-party sellers using the Fulfilled by Amazon program, pose a “substantial product hazard” under the CPSA. More than 400,000 products are subject to this Order: specifically, …