CCPA Initiates Regulatory Action Against Online Sale and Listing of Hazardous and Explosive Substances

• Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) issued notices to e-commerce/listing platforms (IndiaMART, Justdial, Sigma-Aldrich India, Dial4Trade, ExportersIndia) for unauthorised online listing/sale of explosive precursors and hazardous chemicals.
• Substances flagged: Ammonium Nitrate, Gun Powder, Picric Acid, Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate (PETN).
• Intersects three syllabus zones: consumer protection law, internal security (explosive precursors), and intermediary liability on digital platforms.