Thousands of products for sale on Amazon don’t meet federal safety standards

Aug. 26, 2019 National

A Wall Street Journal investigation found that more than 4000 products on Amazon were missing safety labels, not up to safety standards, or were banned outright -- but still for sale. Apparently Amazon does not have a rigorous process for vetting the safety of its products.

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Credits

Guest:

Alexandra Berzon - investigative reporter for the Wall Street Journal

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir, Rosalie Atkinson, Rebecca Mooney

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