Reuters A federal agency in the United States has filed a lawsuit against Amazon, demanding that dangerous products be recalled. According to the CPSC, the products included 24,000 carbon monoxide detectors that did not go off, over 400,000 hair dryers that lacked essential shock and electrocution protection, and “many” children’s sleepwear garments that may catch fire. “We need to figure out how to deal with these huge third-party platforms more effectively, and how to best protect the American consumers who rely on them,” said CPSC Acting Chairman Robert Adler. Amazon has taken unspecified actions for some of the products, according to the authority, but that wasn’t enough./n
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