{"id":28806,"date":"2026-09-26T00:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T00:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=28806"},"modified":"2026-09-26T00:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T00:29:10","slug":"amazon-flipkart-jiomart-fined-for-illegal-herbicide-sale-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=28806","title":{"rendered":"Amazon, Flipkart &#038; JioMart fined for illegal herbicide sale | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134493127,imgsize-174696,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/paraquat-herbicide-ban.jpg\" alt=\"Amazon, Flipkart &amp; JioMart fined for illegal herbicide sale\" title=\"Representative image\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>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.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Cyclosinone Herbicide is marketed for preventing and eliminating weeds.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>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.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Proceedings began after the department of agriculture and farmers&#8217; 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&#8217;s Schedule, and the product did not disclose its composition.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>CCPA rejected the companies&#8217; argument that they could not be held responsible for products listed by third-party sellers.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/amazon-flipkart-jiomart-fined-for-illegal-herbicide-sale\/articleshow\/134492480.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 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