Today, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued an Order against Amazon.com, Inc.. determining that Amazon was a “distributor” of products that are defective or fail to meet federal consumer product safety standards, and therefore it bears legal responsibility for their recall. The CPSC sued Amazon in 2021, alleging that the company acted as a distributor of certain hazardous products. Amazon did not contest that the products posed a hazard but argued that it was not a distributor within the meaning of the CPSA and bore no responsibility for the safety of the products sold under its Fulfilled by Amazon program. (link to Order here – 142 – In the Matter of Amazon.com Inc. Decision and Order.pdf (cpsc.gov)