Amazon has acknowledged receiving communication from the CCPA concerning misleading product claims and is actively addressing the issues raised.
Legal actions have been initiated in opposition to Amazon, the e-commerce big, following a criticism from the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT). The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), led by Chief Commissioner Rohit Kumar Singh, is investigating misleading commerce practices associated to the sale of sweets on Amazon’s platform below the identify ‘Shri Ram Mandir Ayodhya Prasad.’ The criticism alleges that associating these merchandise with a non secular context is misleading to consumers.
Amazon has acknowledged receiving communication from the CCPA concerning misleading product claims and is actively addressing the issues raised. The firm is taking speedy measures to rectify listings that could be in violation of its insurance policies.
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution highlighted particular merchandise, together with ‘Raghupati Ghee Ladoo,’ ‘Khoya Khobi Ladoo,’ ‘Ghee Bundi Ladoo,’ and ‘Desi Cow Milk Peda,’ being supplied for sale below the label “Shri Ram Mandir Ayodhya Prasad.” The CCPA issued a notice to Amazon, demanding a response inside seven days. Failure to conform inside the specified timeframe could lead to authorized motion below the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
The Act explicitly prohibits misleading ads that present false descriptions of services or products, provide false ensures, or have the potential to deceive consumers concerning the character, substance, amount, or high quality of the gadgets.
In unrelated information, inventory exchanges NSE and BSE have introduced regular buying and selling periods on January 20 and a buying and selling vacation on January 22. Initially, particular buying and selling periods have been scheduled on January 20 to check preparedness for potential disruptions. However, the Maharashtra authorities declared a public vacation on January 22 in connection with the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, prompting the inventory exchanges to look at a buying and selling vacation. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) additionally confirmed that cash markets would stay closed on January 22. Additionally, public sector banks, insurance coverage firms, monetary establishments, and Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) throughout the nation will shut for half a day on the identical date, as per an order from the Department of Personnel and Training.
