Govt. sends notice to Amazon, Flipkart for not showing country of origin

TIL Desk/Business/New Delhi/ The government on Friday issued notices to Amazon, Flipkart and other e-commerce firms for not mandatorily displaying information, including country of origin, on products sold on their platforms in India.

The development comes at a time when Amazon and Flipkart are hosting their biggest festive sale events ‘Great Indian Festival’ and ‘Big Billion Days’ this week and are expecting a massive surge in demand for products across the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The notice dated October 16, 2020, has been sent by the department of consumer affairs, ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution. The firms have been asked to reply to the notices and explain the reasons for non-compliance within 15 days.“Otherwise action should be initiated against you with the available documents as per provisions of Act and Rules,” said the notice