Govt issues notices to Flipkart, Amazon for not showing mandatory info about products

In a crackdown on e-commerce companies, the government on Friday issued notices to e-commerce majors Flipkart and Amazon for not mandatorily displaying information, including country of origin, about products sold on their platforms.

The notices have been issued by the Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

While notices have been issued to Amazon and Flipkart, the department has asked the states to ensure compliance of rules by all e-commerce companies.

The two companies did not comment on the issue of notices.

The department has asked all e-commerce entities for ensuring compliance of Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules.