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• Amazon Faces Pressure Cooker Lawsuit Over Instant Pot Burn Injuries

  April 21, 2025

  Michael Adams

  A Florida woman has filed a lawsuit against Instant Pot’s distributor, Amazon, alleging that her two-year-old child suffered severe burn injuries when a pressure cooker was able to be opened while its contents were still under pressure.

• McKesson Sterile Water Lawsuit Filed Against Amazon, Nurse Assist Over Bacterial Wound Infection

  March 21, 2025

  Russell Maas

  An Arizona man contends that the manufacturers delayed issuing a recall of sterile water products sold on Amazon, resulting in a serious infection requiring multiple surgeries.

• Amazon Challenges Responsibility To Notify Customers About Recalled Products

  March 19, 2025

  Michael Adams

  A lawsuit has been filed against federal regulators by the online retailer, indicating that the company does not believe it is responsible for recall notices on items that it stocks and distributes from its warehouses.

• CPSC Orders Amazon To Warn Consumers About Hazardous Products Sold on Its Website

  January 20, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  Orders demanding Amazon issue recalls for hundreds of thousands of potentially dangerous products sold on its site by third-party vendors have been finalized by the CPSC, after nearly four years of litigation.

• Safe Driving Emphasized by Partnership Between Amazon and GHSA This Holiday Season

  December 23, 2024

  Darian Hauf

  With over 80% of consumers doing at least some shopping online this year, Amazon.com is partnering with the Governor’s Highway Safety Association to help promote safe driving.

• FDA Warns Some Imported Cookware Could Leach High Levels of Lead Into Food

  December 16, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  Federal regulators are warning that certain imported cookware contains high levels of lead and is calling on the public to stop using it immediately due to lead poisoning risks.

• CPSC Warns Consumers to Stop Using Lithium-Ion Battery Chargers Linked to Fires, Death

  October 15, 2024

  Darian Hauf

  The defective chargers were sold online through Amazon.com and other websites, and may pose a serious risk of overheating, sparking or catching on fire.

• Officials Warn Do Not Use LEHOM Baby Playpens Sold on Amazon Over Entrapment Hazards, Lead Violations

  September 27, 2024

  Darian Hauf

  Federal regulatory officials are instructing customers to immediately dismantle and destroy affected LEHOM playpens due to multiple safety violations that may increase the risk of injuries to children.

• Data Privacy at Facebook, Amazon and Other Major Social Media Platforms is “Woefully Inadequate”: FTC

  September 26, 2024

  Michael Adams

  New federal report indicates that children and teen’s online habits are often tracked and monetized by social media companies, without their parents’ consent.

• Toxic Levels of Lead, Heavy Metals Found in Many Popular Dark Chocolate Products: Study

  September 9, 2024

  Grace Muller

  A recent study warns about high levels of lead and cadmium in many dark chocolate and cocoa products, calling for more investigations to evaluate the potential health risks children and other consumers may face.