Plumbing Manufacturers International joins Buy Safe America to advance INFORM Consumers Act
PMI joined with the Buy Safe America Coalition, a group of retailers, consumer groups, wholesaler-distributors and manufacturers, to support and advance the INFORM Consumers Act. Introduced in the U.S. Senate on March 23, the legislation is designed to protect consumers from counterfeit and stolen products sold online, which has become a growing problem.
During the pandemic, U.S. e-commerce grew by 44% as more families shopped online, according to Digital Commerce 360, a news site covering Internet retailers. At the same time, criminal networks targeted unsuspecting customers with the sale of stolen, counterfeit, expired, dangerous and defective products.