Online marketplaces such as Amazon and eBay should be liable for any faulty and unsafe goods they sell, said the EU’s biggest consumer group, as Brussels prepares to overhaul its rules for internet platforms. The EU consumers’ organisation (Beuc), which represents consumer bodies across 32 countries, accused online platforms of selling a wide range of goods that do not comply with EU safety standards. In a test in February of 250 electrical goods, toys, cosmetics and other products from Amazon, AliExpress, eBay and Wish, two-thirds failed European safety laws. Read More...
Online marketplaces such as Amazon and eBay should be liable for any faulty and unsafe goods they sell, said the EU’s biggest consumer group, as Brussels prepares to overhaul its rules for internet platforms. The EU consumers’ organisation (Beuc), which represents consumer bodies across 32 countries, accused online platforms of selling a wide range of goods that do not comply with EU safety standards. In a test in February of 250 electrical goods, toys, cosmetics and other products from Amazon, AliExpress, eBay and Wish, two-thirds failed European safety laws.
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