Representative image NEW DELHI: Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed penalties of Rs 10 lakh each on Amazon and Flipkart, and Rs 5 lakh on JioMart, for selling and advertising an unregistered agrochemical product.Cyclosinone Herbicide is marketed for preventing and eliminating weeds.CCPA directed the e-commerce marketplaces to discontinue false advertisements and conduct self-audits to identify products that violate the law or pose a risk to life and safety.Proceedings began after the department of agriculture and farmers’ welfare forwarded a complaint from Crop Care Federation of India. The department said insecticides and pesticides are regulated under Insecticides Act, 1968, and Insecticides Rules. It said no chemical named Cyclosinone was listed in the Act’s Schedule, and the product did not disclose its composition.CCPA rejected the companies’ argument that they could not be held responsible for products listed by third-party sellers.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos‘A Terrorist Country Asking Me That Question’: Jaishankar’s Sharp Reply To Pak Journalist At UN’SIR’ Under Fire? IIT-Bombay, Election Commission Face Accountability Questions | PrasangMassive Protest Erupts At Delhi’s Jantar Mantar Against Gyanesh Kumar Over EC-SIR RowUAPA ‘Missing’: What Allowed VanDyke, 6 Ukrainians To Leave India? The Legal Gap Explained‘Made In UP’ Missiles Giving Pakistan Sleepless Nights: Amit Shah On BrahMosOmar Abdullah Moves Full Statehood Resolution In J&K Assembly, BJP Protest Sparks House UproarThird Bihar Harassment Case In A Week: Minor Girl Targeted In Banka, Video Surfaces’You Cannot Keep Playing’: CJP’s Dipke Challenges Opposition Over Alleged Election Rigging“Terror, Theatrics Won’t Repay Loans”: India Hits Back At Pakistan At UNHRCBJP’s ₹529 Crore Poll Spending Revealed; Bengal Alone Accounted For ₹287 Crore, EC Data Shows123Hot PicksWeather tomorrowBank strikeNEET PG ResultGold Rate TodayOctober 2026 School HolidaysTN programmePunjab school holidayMadurantakam bypollDr MonishCBSE Date SheetTop TrendingAsian Games Medal TallyRahul GandhiPowerball JackpotDelhi Hit and RunUP EncounterDonald TrumpPM ModiNaomi OsakaJoe ThomasSupreme Court
NEW DELHI: Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed penalties of Rs 10 lakh each on Amazon and Flipkart, and Rs 5 lakh on JioMart, for selling and advertising an unregistered agrochemical product.Cyclosinone Herbicide is marketed for preventing and eliminating weeds.CCPA directed the e-commerce marketplaces to discontinue false advertisements and conduct self-audits to identify products that violate the law or pose a risk to life and safety.Proceedings began after the department of agriculture and farmers’ welfare forwarded a complaint from Crop Care Federation of India. The department said insecticides and pesticides are regulated under Insecticides Act, 1968, and Insecticides Rules. It said no chemical named Cyclosinone was listed in the Act’s Schedule, and the product did not disclose its composition.CCPA rejected the companies’ argument that they could not be held responsible for products listed by third-party sellers.
