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Children and baby4
Selling baby products online: safe sleep images, banned items and the documents to keep
What a baby product listing may show and say on Walmart, Etsy, Amazon and eBay, and under US, Canadian and EU law: safe sleep images, the products each one bars, and the papers to keep.
Rules · 5 min read
Selling toys online: choking warnings, ages and the images that change both
What a toy listing must show and leave out on Amazon, Walmart, Etsy and eBay, and under US, Canadian and EU law: the choking warning on the page, images that change a toy's age, and the papers to keep ready.
Rules · 6 min read
Selling car seats and car seat accessories online
What a car seat listing must say on eBay, the federal standard every seat meets, why accessories should never be shown in use with a child, and Canada's rule, with every source linked.
Rules · 3 min read
Selling children's clothing online: drawstrings, sleepwear and tracking labels
Drawstrings, sleepwear, lead limits and tracking labels: what a children's clothing listing must meet in the US and Canada, and what Walmart, Etsy and Amazon add, with every source linked.
Rules · 4 min readHealth and beauty4
Selling supplements online: claims, the FDA statement and label photos
What a supplement listing may claim and must show on Amazon, Walmart, Etsy and eBay, and under US, Canadian and EU law: structure/function claims, the FDA statement, and real label photos.
Rules · 5 min read
Selling cosmetics and skincare online: cosmetic or drug, labels and claims
When a cream becomes a drug, what MoCRA asks, and what Amazon, Walmart, Etsy and eBay allow in a beauty listing's words and images, with Canadian and EU rules and every source linked.
Rules · 5 min read
Selling health devices online: FDA clearance, wellness claims and what a listing may say
FDA cleared or FDA approved, when a wellness gadget becomes a medical device, and what Amazon, Walmart, eBay and Etsy let a health device listing say, with Canadian and EU approvals.
Rules · 5 min read
Selling sunscreen online: SPF, water resistance and the words that are not allowed
Sunscreen is a drug in the US: the Drug Facts label, SPF and Broad Spectrum, the words that are never allowed, and what Amazon, Walmart, Canada and the EU ask, with every source linked.
Rules · 4 min readFood, drink and pets2
Selling food and drink online: labels, allergens, dates and claims
The label details a food listing needs, the claims with rules behind them, and what Amazon, Walmart and eBay ask about dates, approvals and delivery, with Canadian and EU rules and every source linked.
Rules · 4 min read
Selling pet food, treats and supplements online
What a pet food label and listing must carry, how a health claim turns a treat into an animal drug, and what Walmart asks of pet food and supplement sellers, with every source linked.
Rules · 4 min readElectronics and appliances5
Selling air purifiers and water filters online: certification and germ claims
California's ozone certification for air cleaners, state rules for water filters that make health claims, when a germ claim needs EPA registration, and Walmart's and eBay's rules, with every source linked.
Rules · 3 min read
Selling electrical appliances online: EnergyGuide labels, safety marks and state rules
Which appliances must show an EnergyGuide label beside the price online, Amazon's Energy Labeling Rule fields, Walmart's heater rule, and the safety marks Canada and the EU expect, with every source linked.
Rules · 4 min read
Selling electronics online: FCC authorisation, FCC IDs and banned devices
Why a wireless product may not be advertised before FCC authorisation, where Walmart wants the FCC ID shown, the devices no marketplace allows, and the EU's radio rules, with every source linked.
Rules · 4 min read
Selling lamps and bulbs online: Lighting Facts, efficiency and the EU label
The Lighting Facts label a lamp listing must show near the price, the 45 lumens per watt minimum, Amazon's and Walmart's rules, and the EU energy label, with every source linked.
Rules · 3 min read
Selling products with lithium batteries online: shipping, certifications and button cell warnings
Shipping rules, button cell warnings and the certifications marketplaces ask for on power banks, e-bikes and anything with a lithium battery, on Amazon, Walmart, Etsy and eBay, with the EU's rules and every source linked.
Rules · 4 min readHome, garden and crafts7
Selling cleaning products online: hazard labels, disinfectant claims and 'non-toxic'
Hazard labels, why "kills germs" needs EPA registration, the proof behind "non-toxic" and "eco-friendly", and what Walmart, eBay, Amazon, Canada and the EU ask, with every source linked.
Rules · 4 min read
Selling cookware and kitchenware online: PFAS disclosure and 'free of' claims
Why Walmart bars "PFAS-free" on cookware, what California asks a cookware web page to list, state PFAS rules, and the EU's food contact mark, with every source linked.
Rules · 3 min read
Selling furniture online: tip-over rules, formaldehyde labels and upholstery tags
The tip-over standard for dressers, formaldehyde labels for composite wood, flammability labels for sofas, and what to show and never show in furniture images, with every source linked.
Rules · 4 min read
Selling insect repellents and pest control online: EPA numbers and the claims that need them
Why a product that repels or kills pests needs an EPA number, the words pesticide listings may never use, and what Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Canada and the EU ask, with every source linked.
Rules · 5 min read
Selling mattresses, pillows and bedding online: flammability, law tags and infant sleep
The two federal flammability standards behind every mattress tag, crib mattresses, state mattress laws, the infant sleep products eBay bars, and the bedding image never to show, with every source linked.
Rules · 3 min read
Selling paints and art supplies online: ASTM D4236 and 'non-toxic'
The ASTM D4236 statement every US art material carries, the evidence behind "non-toxic", art supplies for children, and the EU's toy rule, with every source linked.
Rules · 3 min read
Selling plants and seeds online: imports, state quarantines and seed labels
Seed labels under the Federal Seed Act, why imported seeds are barred on Walmart, state quarantines, Amazon's and eBay's plant rules, and the EU plant passport, with every source linked.
Rules · 3 min readClothing and accessories2
Selling clothing and home textiles online: fibre content, origin and bamboo claims
What a clothing or home textile listing must say about fibre and origin, why rayon is never bamboo, and what Walmart, Amazon, Canada and the EU add, with every source linked.
Rules · 4 min read
Selling sunglasses and eyewear online: impact tests, UV claims and lenses
The impact test every lens must pass, why contact lenses are barred on Walmart and eBay, the proof behind UV400 and blue light claims, and the EU's rule for sunglasses, with every source linked.
Rules · 3 min readSports, outdoors and vehicles3
Selling bikes, life jackets, pools and fitness gear online
The CPSC rules for bicycles, when a life jacket may be called Coast Guard approved, the evidence behind fitness claims, and how to show swim aids, with every source linked.
Rules · 3 min read
Selling car parts online: emissions, lighting and the words that get parts removed
Why emissions delete kits and defeat devices are off every marketplace, what Walmart bars and requires, Amazon's restricted car part categories, and eBay's catalytic converter policy, with every source linked.
Rules · 3 min read
Selling helmets online: the safety standard each one needs
The standard each helmet must meet, why a novelty helmet may never show a DOT label, eBay's helmet rules, and CE marking in the EU, with every source linked.
Rules · 3 min readRestricted products4
Selling aerosols and flammable products online: hazmat review and shipping limits
Why perfume, nail polish and spray paint go through a dangerous goods review, the shipping limits behind it, and what Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Etsy and the EU ask, with every source linked.
Rules · 3 min read
Selling airsoft, archery and self-defence products online
The blaze orange marking on toy and replica guns, why "self-defence" decides whether Walmart and Etsy allow a product, state limits on pepper spray and air guns, and eBay's and Amazon's rules, with every source linked.
Rules · 3 min read
Selling bar, smoking and vape accessories online: what each marketplace allows
What Walmart, eBay, Amazon and Etsy allow in smoking, vape and bar accessories, why marketing decides whether a pipe or grinder is legal to sell, and the PACT Act, with every source linked.
Rules · 3 min read
Selling knives online: allowed types, banned designs and the words that matter
Which knives each marketplace allows, the designs barred everywhere, why self-defence words and fighting scenes take a listing down, and Canada's rule, with every source linked.
Rules · 3 min read