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Amazon, not third-party sellers, is responsible for properly recalling hazardous items that were sold on its marketplace, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) decided on Tuesday<\/a>. The CPSC says Amazon failed to adequately notify the public about more than 400,000 recalled products. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Even though Amazon stopped selling those products and attempted to alert their buyers, the CPSC decided Amazon needs to follow approved recall procedures designed to keep the public from using, giving away, or reselling dangerous items. (When the CPSC helps a company recall a product, it doesn\u2019t just warn buyers; it warns everyone<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Amazon products, sold between 2018 and 2021, include faulty carbon monoxide detectors, hairdryers that pose an electric shock risk, and flammable children\u2019s pajamas. In the decision and order<\/a>, the CPSC says Amazon \u201cdownplayed the severity of the hazard,\u201d telling affected customers about a \u201cpotential safety issue\u201d regarding a recent purchase rather than explicitly labeling it as a \u201crecall.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Amazon\u2019s notice didn\u2019t include \u201ceasily accessible\u201d pictures of recalled items, which are supposed to help customers identify them. The company didn\u2019t incentivize customers to get rid of the hazardous products, offering gift cards without requiring customers to return the item or provide proof they destroyed it. That\u2019s something other companies often do<\/a> to make sure customers don\u2019t hold onto a dangerous product.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In 2021, the CPSC sued Amazon<\/a> to get the online retailer to fully recall the thousands of faulty items on its marketplace. While Amazon argued that it\u2019s not responsible for recalling goods from third-party sellers, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) on the case ruled that Amazon is a \u201cdistributor\u201d and is responsible for issuing recalls. Today\u2019s decision affirms the ALJ\u2019s ruling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Amazon has since launched a page dedicated to recalls<\/a>, allowing users to view product recalls and safety information for items they bought on Amazon. The company says it plans to appeal the CPSC\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cIn the event of a product recall in our store, we remove impacted products promptly after receiving actionable information from recalling agencies, and we continue to seek ways to innovate on behalf of our customers,\u201d an Amazon spokesperson says in a statement provided to CNN<\/a>. \u201cOur recalls alerts service also ensures our customers are notified of important product safety information fast, and the recalls process is effective and efficient.\u201d The company didn\u2019t immediately respond to The Verge<\/em>\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n