World's Largest Web Retailers Sign Product Safety Pledge

Four of the world's largest web retailers, have agreed with the European Commission to become more vigilant about dangerous products by signing the European Commission's Product Safety Pledge. The pledge is based on a set of operational measures suggested by the Commission last March, to determine whether existing legislation was sufficient in protecting consumers from unscrupulous traders. While the pledge will apply to illegal products, it will also aid the recall of defective products, such as the hazardous battery in Samsung Galaxy Note 7s and Toyota cars sold in 2010.

 

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