It's also easy to add poison dust to toys one resells, or razor blades to candies.
However, both these acts are illegal.
What is also illegal is what the WSJ did. Selling food items of any kind in interstate commerce, including all internet sales, is strictly regulated by the FDA, and sellers must have a facility license.
> If you are importing food products, conducting internet sales, and/or shipping food products outside of your state, you must register as a facility.
WSJ is not registered with the FDA as a facility and therefore is in violation of federal law. They should be charged, prosecuted, and fined. Given the violation was willful, egregious, and put people at risk, criminal prosecutions with jail time should be considered as well.
Selling food taken out of dumpsters in interstate commerce is not legally permitted.
Amazon's solution here is simple. Anyone listing food needs to prove they are an FDA registered facility. This includes all amazon properties as well. Amazon is also engaging in illegal activity if they are not FDA registered and following all regulations. Which they clearly are not. Enforce existing laws. Including maximum fines and prison time as necessary.
It's also easy to add poison dust to toys one resells, or razor blades to candies.
However, both these acts are illegal.
What is also illegal is what the WSJ did. Selling food items of any kind in interstate commerce, including all internet sales, is strictly regulated by the FDA, and sellers must have a facility license.
https://www.fda.gov/food/food-industry/how-start-food-busine...
> If you are importing food products, conducting internet sales, and/or shipping food products outside of your state, you must register as a facility.
WSJ is not registered with the FDA as a facility and therefore is in violation of federal law. They should be charged, prosecuted, and fined. Given the violation was willful, egregious, and put people at risk, criminal prosecutions with jail time should be considered as well.
Selling food taken out of dumpsters in interstate commerce is not legally permitted.
Amazon's solution here is simple. Anyone listing food needs to prove they are an FDA registered facility. This includes all amazon properties as well. Amazon is also engaging in illegal activity if they are not FDA registered and following all regulations. Which they clearly are not. Enforce existing laws. Including maximum fines and prison time as necessary.