Amazon has agreed to pay $6 million and implement measures to prevent the sale of skin-lightening creams containing dangerous levels of mercury on its website. The settlement resolves a decade-long lawsuit alleging that Amazon sold products with mercury exceeding FDA-allowed limits. Amazon denies wrongdoing but acknowledges working with authorities to address the issue.
Amazon on Friday settled a decadelong legal battle by agreeing to block skin-lightening creams containing dangerous amounts of mercury from its website.The settlement requires that Amazon pay a total of $6 million in civil penalties and legal fees. Amazon must also take specific measures to prevent brands and third-party sellers from offering FDA -banned creams — those containing more than .0065% mercury — on the site.
Amazon knows which brands have already been flagged by regulators as violating FDA standards and California health and safety codes, and their internal filters are capable of flagging others, said Rachel S. Doughty, a plaintiff attorney for the original lawsuit.Many of the dangerous skin products have easily targeted 'red flags' in their listings, the plaintiffs had argued. Most were made in Mexico and Pakistan, for example.
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