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Scott Younker

Amazon found responsible for sale of hazardous 3rd-party products — ordered to recall 400,000 items

Amazon logo on a building.

Amazon has been deemed responsible for dangerous or faulty products sold by third-parties on Amazon.com after a unanimous vote by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on Tuesday (July 30). 

The vote determined that Amazon is a "distributor" and thus liable for any products that are found defective or hazardous. With the ruling, Amazon now bears the legal responsibility for any products that require a recall or destruction. 

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