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A certified child passenger safety instructor who reviewed the results of the tests said the failure of the counterfeit products presented “grave danger” to children who were secured in them.
“Safety is a top priority at Amazon. We require all products offered in our store to comply with applicable laws and regulations and have developed industry-leading tools to prevent unsafe or non-compliant products from being listed in our stores,” a company spokesperson told PEOPLE in a statement. “Our first objective is to block suspicious, unsafe, or non-compliant products from being listed in our stores so customers never see them.”
According to CNN, Amazon is not liable when third-party products “infringe on intellectual property or have safety defects,” and the responsibility instead falls on the seller.
Doona told CNN that they flag counterfeit products to Amazon when they come across them, but it can take days for a page to be taken down and more fake products could be sold during that time.
“A lot of people on the Amazon platform think that because it’s on Amazon, it is a genuine product. And that’s actually really not the case,” Doona commercial manager Amiad Raviv said.
“We also continuously scan data points related to sellers, products, brands, and offers to detect activity that indicates products offered in our store might be a concern… When a concern arises, we move quickly to protect customers and work directly with sellers, brands, and government agencies,” Amazon added in their statement to PEOPLE. “We work regularly with regulatory agencies and the information we share helps them identify trends, develop regulations, and determine whether actions like a recall are warranted. When a recall is warranted, we promptly message our customers.”
Some of these items included steroids and marijuana products, according toCNBC.
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“When deciding to badge a product as Amazon’s Choice, we proactively incorporate a number of factors that are designed to protect customers from those policy violations,” a spokesperson told theWall Street Journal.
“When we identify a product that may not meet our high bar for products we highlight for customers, we remove the badge,” they added.
source: people.com
