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Amazon refuses to take legal responsibility for consumer safety, Sues federal watchdog agency-Consumer Product Safety Commission;Argues it's not responsible for recalling items sold by third parties. (advocacy.consumerreports.org)
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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/27108135

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.

โ€œInstead of demonstrating its commitment to consumer safety, Amazon has fought the CPSC every step of the way for more than three years, and now itโ€™s going to court. The law is clear that Amazon is a โ€˜distributorโ€™ in this case and must carry out a recall. Itโ€™s absurd to suggest that because a company hosts a marketplace online it should be exempt from sensible requirements that help get hazardous products out of peopleโ€™s homes and prevent them from being sold. The court should reject Amazonโ€™s arguments. Taking Amazon at its word would mean hazardous products slipping through the cracks, even when they are capable of injuring or killing people.โ€

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[โ€“] Sirus@lemm.ee 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean.... it's not. Why wouldn't you go to the product manufacturer? If someone sells you a car and there's a recall, you take it to the dealership to get fixed, not the person that sold it to you

[โ€“] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

You realize you just negated your own point with the car example, right? Unless it's a Tesla, car dealers aren't owned by the manufacturer and (unless you buy used) are the place you bought it from.

Edit: I just realized what community this is in. To clarify, I'm talking about the way it works in the US -- I don't know how it works in Europe.