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Calling for Amazon to be banned from selling supplements is extreme, IMO. But they should be accountable for preventing counterfeit items from being sold or mar
by lumb63 3y ago
Calling for Amazon to be banned from selling supplements is extreme, IMO. But they should be accountable for preventing counterfeit items from being sold or marketed as the items they’re counterfeiting. In cases where the authenticity of the item has not been verified, that should be made clear to the buyer. Absence of such an indicator would mean the product is authentic (consumers should IMO be able to rely on products being what they are marketed as by default). That would put them on par with pretty much any other supplement seller, and go a long way toward ensuring people get the items they buy.
- moritzwarhier 3y agoDefending the right of a company to profit from selling or mediating sales of products intended for human consumption, without any legal liability for their content or safety, is also pretty extreme. Nevermind the fact that they pay no taxes, at least not here.
- lostlogin 3y ago> Calling for Amazon to be banned from selling supplements is extreme If a physical store near you sold fake everything, including supplements, you’d think it extreme to shut it down?
- LargeTomato 3y agoStep 1: Cease and desist letter Step 2: Legal action to pursue a change of policy and damages. Step 3: 2nd legal action if Amazon continues to be out of compliance with the previous ruling. There's a process here and jumping to the very end is not how it works.
- lostlogin 3y agoThis seems entirely appropriate, but skip step 2, then start sanctions or shutdowns if the situation persists. There is surely a template for this - quite possibly it’s what you detail?
- lumb63 3y agoWouldn’t it be better for all parties involved to keep it open and implement regulations requiring they be honest about products? The customers could use the marketplace to get the products they actually want, and the business gets to benefit. Note that idea isn’t mutually incompatible with penalizing the company for all the counterfeit products it sold/marketed.
- lostlogin 3y ago> implement regulations requiring they be honest about products? Surely the US has regulation requiring this? So if it’s being ignored, what does the state do?
- patmorgan23 3y agoIf they sell people counterfeit food and health supplements they should be banned from selling those items (at least for a period of time) until they can figure out proper inventory controls.