Amazon defends digital, product-safety rules compliance to EU lawmakers
By Júlia Tar ( June 2, 2026, 15:52 GMT | Insight) -- Amazon has defended its Digital Services Act compliance and product-safety controls before EU lawmakers, saying manufacturers should be ultimately responsible for their products, but "that's not to say that marketplaces shouldn't take responsibility within that value chain." During the European Parliament committee hearing, EU officials also talked about an updated product safety framework under the forthcoming European Product Act.Amazon has insisted to EU lawmakers that it is serious about compliance with the EU's Digital Services Act and product-safety rules, a task that set to be made harder under European Commission plans for a new legislative push to tackle unsafe products sold via online marketplaces....
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