New York – New York (AP) – Amazon He has sued the US Consumer Product Commission. UU. For finding the electronic commerce giant legally responsible for the withdrawals of hundreds of thousands of products sold in place.
The Federal Independent Agency ordered Amazon in January to take several measures, including the notification of customers who bought more than 400,000 items covered with retreats and reimbursement to those who could prove that the products were properly arranged or destroyed.
The order followed the unanimous determination of the commission last summer that Amazon was a “distributor” of defective items sold on its website by external vendors and sent through the company’s compliance service
But Amazon has played for a long time that qualifies as a “distributor” of products offered by other sellers. In its demand filed on March 14, the company said it serves as a “third -party logistics supplier” and, therefore, should not be considered responsible for the withdrawals of products that were made, owned and sold by others.
The commission sued Amazon in 2021 for allegedly Dangerous articles distributionaccusing the company to put consumer security At risk not notifying the public on removed products that included defective carbon monoxide detectors and flammable children’s pajamas.
Amazon said in his demand that he issued previous retirement notices and some refunds shortly after the CPSC raised security concerns several years ago. The company argues that the Commission is an “unconstitutionally structured agency” that exceeded its authority with the new directive.
“The remedies ordered by the CPSC are largely duplicated from the steps we take several years ago to protect customers, which are the same steps we take when we learn about insecure products,” said Amazon in a statement sent to Associated Press. The Seattle -based company said it could not comment on its demand filed last week.
Amazon Spacex and Elon Musk They also have active demands that challenge the structure of the National Board of Labor Relations as unconstitutional. He Two companies initiated The cases after the labor agency filed complaints against them on disputes about workers’ rights and trade union organization.
The consumer product security commission declined to comment on Wednesday on Amazon’s demand complaint. In a January 17 statement on the order of dangerous products, Commissioner Richard L. Trumka Jr. said it was the work of the CPSC “holding companies like Amazon” and “no company is above the law.”
