It was alleged that in 2014, the headlights purchased on Amazon caused a fire that burned a couple of Maryland couples. The couple’s insurance company sued Amazon but eventually lost. Last week, the US Court of Appeals for The Fourth Circuit confirmed the judgment of the lower court that Amazon is not responsible.

A couple from Illinois in 2015 said that the balance car they bought at Amazon caught fire and damaged their home. The order details and final invoices associated with the purchase show that the balance car was sold by a Chinese seller in Shenzhen on the Amazon platform called “Libert00”. Although Amazon handled all the funds for the transaction, it was not responsible for the delivery service. It is shipped by the Chinese seller.

The couple initially filed a lawsuit in the state court, claiming that their balance car purchased at Amazon was flawed and caused a fire that caused damage to their home. They accused Amazon of having a strict liability and a fault liability in the lawsuit. But in the end the couple failed to win.

On November 6, 2015, Annette Garber purchased a balance car through Amazon. The order details and final invoices associated with the purchase show that the balance car was sold by a Chinese Shenzhen seller on the Amazon platform. Although Amazon handled all the funds for the transaction, it was not responsible for the delivery service, but the Chinese seller. Ship by yourself. The balance car spontaneously ignited on June 29, 2016 and caused a fire, causing no small damage to their house. Because it is self-igniting and it also damaged their house, neither party denied that the balance car was flawed in design.

In 2015, Brian and Megan Fox of Tennessee, USA, bought a balance car from their 13-year-old child from Amazon. These devices were very popular at the time, and Amazon sold 250,000 units in a month. On January 9, 2016, the balance car caught fire and exploded, giving Fox's home a point.

According to the lawsuit filed by the Fox family, the fire "completely burned the house in a few minutes, all private property was destroyed," and burned three family members. The couple’s 16-year-old daughter and 14-year-old son almost The fire was killed in the fire.

On December 12, 2015, Amazon forced the removal of all sellers' items linked to the twisted car and forced the account funds to be frozen; Amazon also sent emails to all buyers who had purchased the item but had not received the goods, reminding them that they could return the goods. For customers who have received the product, Amazon even recommends losing the goods. The most direct reason for balancing the car Amazon is the safety issue. According to the data, at present, there have been at least 11 fires caused by balance cars in 10 states in the United States. Many airlines have already banned passengers from boarding a balance car.

The balance car that has been popular for a few months has also come to an end in an instant!

In 2016, Nicholas Jones did not hesitate to buy lithium-ion batteries from Amazon. Because he is used to ordering products on the website. So when his laptop battery wasn't working, he bought about an HP replacement battery for about $15.

A few days later, when he sat on the apartment sofa in New York, he heard a gun-like sound. His fiancee screamed, and the lithium-ion battery in the laptop next to him suddenly burned, and then the sofa at home was on fire. . Later, Jones received a first-degree chemical burn treatment, and his computer and hardwood floors were destroyed in the fire.

Jones tried to contact the seller online and reminded Amazon to pay attention to this issue. Through the scrolling of comments, he realized that other buyers had also caught fire, but Amazon did not seem to care. He said: "Every time I make a call, Amazon.com will treat his report as a new incident. Ask him his name, the order number, and what happened to him over and over again. Amazon won't let him contact the seller. It will not be responsible for the fire."

Jones said: "Amazon doesn't like him to consult, it will let you pause for 45 minutes until you are mad about hanging up. I am a bit naive, and I hope that this billion-dollar big company can at least make up for my losses." Because it is in the exam He eventually stopped trying.

The battery that exploded around Jones was a lithium-ion battery that was very efficient, more common, and occasionally flammable when it was overheated or punctured. Poor design increases this risk—especially when companies are competing to put more and more power into smaller batteries and cheaper devices.

After Rowan University student David Jarrett's cell phone burned in his pocket in 2016, he suffered a one-degree, second- and third-degree burn; in 2017, Kyle Melone purchased a lithium-ion battery in Amazon to explode in his pocket, making his shorts and In the leg burn, he eventually entered the intensive care unit; the explosive lithium-ion battery also caused the gas plate to catch fire, the house burned, etc., one of the fires caused a man to be blind, and another accident burned a person's genitals...

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, there were 49 high-energy density battery recalls between 2012 and 2017, involving more than 4 million devices, including cell phones, scooters, power tools and laptops.

Kelly Rose Joneic from Texas said that in the car, daughter Britton put the toy in her mouth and accidentally swallowed some parts.

On May 15, 2017, Joneic said on Facebook: "I saw my daughter's face turn red, her saliva flowed out of her mouth, and she couldn't make a sound at all, but it looked very scary. I immediately parked my car. The daughter pointed at her throat and said something was stuck, so I tried to use Heimlich, but it didn't work."

Joneic did not say what brand of fingertip gyro appeared.

She took her daughter directly to the hospital and then went directly to the Texas Children's Hospital (Texas Children's Hospita) via an ambulance.

X-ray results showed that the metal part of the fingertip gyro was stuck in Britton's esophagus.

She said: "After many attempts, Britton underwent endoscopic surgery and removed the object. Fortunately, the result was good, but the process was scary, except for the metal parts that were first swallowed, we were worried about her. Swallowed other parts and structures."

In June 2019, Target Corporation of the United States was urgently recalling approximately 90,000 USB charging lines because the charging lines could pose a shock and fire hazard to consumers. This USB charging cable was sold online at Target.com nationwide and Target from June 2018 to January 2019, and has sold approximately 90,000 USB charging cables. Currently, Target has received 14 reports of smoke, ignition or ignition of wires, including two reports of consumer finger burns. According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, the metal surface around the wire may be charged when the consumer touches the wall charger plug, posing a risk of electric shock and fire. It is reported that about 90,000 shops are currently affected.

Recently, Fisher Price Toys recalled its 4.7 million Rock’n Play sleepers, which have killed more than 30 babies in the past 10 years. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission said consumers should stop using the product immediately and contact Fisher to request a refund or vouchers. According to the agency, mainstream retailers currently sell the product for $40-149. This time, the baby shaker is manufactured by Fisher Company of the United States and has nothing to do with Chinese manufacturers.

Even if there are some bad sellers selling bad goods in the market to obtain excess profits, and some sellers are from China, it would be too biased to attribute the whole product safety incident to “Made in China”.

Categories that are prone to safety incidents

kids toys

The platform's review of children's toys has always been strict. Previously, with the sharp sales of the phenomenon-level explosions of the “fingertip gyro”, the safety hazards of related products also frequently appeared. Some media have revealed that children are at risk when using fingertip gyro toys. For example, a mother found that the parts of the fingertip gyro were stuck in the throat while they were still in the mouth. Therefore, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) requires parents to follow toy safety guidelines, such as age-appropriate use, check for damage, and purchase through compliance channels. In recent years, the magnetic ball that is very hot has been listed as a banned product in many countries because it may be inadvertently eaten by children and cause harm to the body.

Outdoor sports equipment

Outdoor sports equipment is also a category with higher safety requirements. In particular, similar to climbing snow mountains, off-road, extreme sports, etc., the equipment required for wearing personnel is very high, such as outdoor lighting, sustainable lighting time, cold resistance, weight, etc. are required. Previously, sellers in the forum painfully approved bad sellers to sell inferior snow chains, and also used brush variants to break into the hot list, which is "making money with people."

electronic product

Some electronic products, mobile phone accessories, such as charging treasures, etc., also need to be highly valued by the seller. In April last year, Amazon issued regulations on restricting the sale of charging treasures, based on security factors: lithium-ion portable charging treasure (also known as "external battery"), is a mobile charging device for various electronic products, these devices are often involved To the safety incident reported to consumers by Amazon.

It is worth noting that Trump recently signed a memo to combat counterfeit and shoddy products. Amazon has also issued a policy of cracking down on counterfeit and shoddy products. Sellers should be vigilant and have timely handling of counterfeit and shoddy products. Even though the sales volume is considerable, the profits are skyrocketing, but the reputation is the highest cost. Once the reputation is lost, the credibility of a group and an industry is damaged.

1, steel ball magnetic pen

More and more students will unconsciously turn their pens in their hands after listening to the lesson. Over time, turning the pen becomes a "skill" that students must have. Turning beautifully will often attract a large number of classmates. In order to train the "smart skills" of the pen, it is necessary to have a cool and handy pen. The steel ball magnetic pen is well suited to the needs of the students. The special feature is that the magnets are embedded in the head and tail of the pen, and the magnet attracts the steel ball. The steel ball can connect all the ends of the pen, and it is a three-dimensional geometric structure. But this seemingly cool design actually implies a threat, and steel balls with a diameter of about 1 cm are easy to access. However, if the child is swallowed unconsciously during the play, it will block the child's trachea and cause the child to suffocate and die. In November last year, the 2-year-old Hui'an boy accidentally swallowed four magnetic beads and eroded a hole in the stomach. In June 2015, the 11-year-old Jidong boy swallowed 20 magnet bracelets and pierced the small intestines. In the hole, the 30-cm necrotic small intestine had to be removed; in April 2014, the 2-year-old Ningde girl swallowed 9 strong magnetic beads, causing perforation of the gastrointestinal tract, leading to peritonitis. On January 6, 2018, CCTV reported that a 6-year-old boy was admitted to the First People's Hospital of Qujing City, Yunnan Province. The boy swallowed 16 magnet steel balls, the stomach squirmed, and the steel balls absorbed themselves, resulting in multiple boys. Oral gastrointestinal perforation. It can be seen that a small pen can not be underestimated.

2, the net red balloon "wave ball"

In November 2017, there was a plush doll with a transparent "shell". The hydrogen ball that glowed at night was everywhere in the streets. The handsome man and the niece were holding a luminous balloon. It was a beautiful photo. This is a kind of LED lantern with a light-emitting balloon. The outer layer is similar to rubber. It is a very thin transparent sphere. The outer ring of the balloon will have a circle of lights. The inner layer usually has a small balloon with plush toys. Petals, etc. The density of the inflated body in the balloon is less than that of the air, and it will automatically float in the air in the hand, which is very "eye-catching". According to the General Technical Requirements for Inflatable Toys implemented by the China National Standardization Administration of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine on January 1, 2016, the gas filled inside the balloon shall not be filled with flammable, explosive, toxic and harmful gases such as hydrogen and acetylene. Most of the floating air balls on the market are filled with hydrogen. Although the merchants repeatedly repeat, the internal gas has been optimized to be a rare gas "helium". However, since street vendors are mostly self-employed, the operation mode is mostly self-produced and sold, and it is difficult to guarantee whether the product quality meets the national standards. If the inside of the floating air ball is hydrogen, once it comes into contact with lighters, cigarette butts, etc., the balloon may burst directly, not only burning the holder, but even endangering the life of the holder. On March 2, 2017, in front of the Cathedral Square in Milan, Italy, a clown took a hydrogen balloon to participate in the Clown Festival celebration. The European Commission's non-food rapid alert system (RAPEX) used to produce quality air quality balls with LED lights in China. Warn the consumer. The warning states that “such products may present a risk of injury to consumers and do not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 62115.” Once the balloon bursts, it will release balloon fragments, LED light fragments, small nails, etc. Parts, if a child accidentally inhales into the respiratory tract, or inadvertently swallows, can cause irreparable damage to the child's esophagus, stomach and other internal organs." October 9, 2017, Chandigarh, India, a local balloon explosion Accident, at least 15 people were injured According to the Yangzi Evening News reported on November 29, 2017, on November 27, one of the adults ignited a cigarette in the taxi, and all four adults were holding the "bobo ball" in their arms. The explosion was burned to varying degrees, and one of the hands had a deep second degree burn. It can be seen that the "bobo ball" is so lethal and wants to disfigure. A "wave ball" may be enough...

3, children's scooter

In 2016, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission released a set of "Children's Casualty Data Reports Related to Toys", with scooters ranked first in the risk factor.

Toy scooters are designed for children weighing up to 50kg and can be used to exercise a child's sense of balance. It is a kind of ride-on toy that the child draws on one leg and the other leg on the skateboard. However, if the scooter does not meet the product quality standards in the design of the round hole of the pulley, the clearance of the components and the mechanical device, and the speed of the skateboard itself is fast, the child's lack of self-protection ability will easily cause the child to be clipped during use. A dangerous threat such as injury or falls.

According to the Yangzi Evening News reported on May 27, 2017, about 5,000 children's scooters had safety risks in 2016 and were recalled by merchants. In May 2017, the AQSIQ Defective Product Management Center made a consumer warning for children's scooters to a wide audience. It is pointed out that the selection of the scooter should be based on the appropriate bearing capacity and the age of the child. It is necessary to check whether the scooter body is welded firmly. The scooter with emergency brake setting should be preferred. Although, on a scooter, it seems cool to fly all the way on the road, but the safety of scooters can not be taken seriously.