CPSC sues Amazon over potentially hazardous products sold on its site
CPSC says it’s hoping to protect American consumers
Mary Claire Patton, Digital Journalist
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is suing Amazon claiming the retailer sold potentially hazardous products.
According to the complaint, the recall affects numerous products including:
24,000 faulty carbon monoxide detectors that fail to alarm
numerous children’s sleepwear garments that are in violation of the flammable fabric safety standard and risk burn injuries to children
nearly 400,000 hair dryers sold without the required immersion protection devices that protect consumers against shock and electrocution
“It’s a huge step across a vast desert - we must grapple with how to deal with these massive third-party platforms more efficiently, and how best to protect the American consumers who rely on them,” said CPSC acting chairman Robert Adler.
Amazon.com is the world’s largest retailer and the CPSC is hoping to force it to accept responsibility for recalling the potentially hazardous products.