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International Business Times

Amazon Battles Government Over Responsibility for Third-Party Product Safety

A photo taken on August 8, 2023 shows the logo of US multinational technology and logistics company Amazon at their distribution centre in Dortmund, western Germany. (Credit: VCPOST)

Amazon has filed a lawsuit against the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) over an order requiring the company to recall hazardous third-party products sold on its platform.

The lawsuit, filed on March 14 in the US District Court for the District of Maryland, argues that the CPSC is exceeding its authority by treating Amazon as a distributor rather than a logistics provider.

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