Consumer interest watchdog's notices to Flipkart, Meesho for acid sale

Several states/UTs have already issued guidelines to regulate the sale of acids

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has sent notices to two e-commerce entities -- Flipkart Internet and Fashnear Technologies (meesho.com) -- for gross violations relating to the sale of acid on their platforms.

It has directed these entities to furnish detailed responses, along with necessary supporting documents, within seven days and has asked them to address the concern of such availability of acid on these e-platforms. The CCPA has questioned the easy and unregulated availability of such corrosive chemicals on these e-platforms.

These notices come against the backdrop of a recent incident of an acid attack on a 17-year-old in