eBay Inc.
EBAY
Consumer Discretionary
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eBay operates a marketplace where third-party sellers have distributed pesticides in violation of federal law. The U.S. Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency allege the company unlawfully distributed or sold at least 23,000 pesticide products that were unregistered, misbranded, or for restricted use without proper safeguards. The complaint, filed in September 2023, also cites the sale of a highly toxic insecticide banned for consumer use.
In June 2021, the EPA issued an amended Stop Sale, Use, or Removal Order to eBay, identifying an additional 170 specific pesticides unlawfully held for sale on the platform. The government's case asserts that eBay's sales of these products violated the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). While a related case was dismissed on procedural grounds in 2024, the underlying allegations of widespread distribution of unlawful pesticides through eBay's platform remain.
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