Product assurance – selling storage bags and bottles for infant milk and infant formula on Amazon Australia

On this page, you will find:

• Definitions for infant milk and infant formula storage bags and bottles
• How to obtain approval to sell these products
• How to submit the required documents for approval
• Additional resources
• Consequences for policy violations

What are infant milk and infant formula storage bags and bottles?

Milk and infant formula storage bags and bottles are used to store breast milk and infant formula.

Some examples of infant milk and infant formula storage bags and bottles are:

How to obtain approval to sell infant milk and infant formula storage bags and bottles

Amazon’s policy requires storage bags and bottles for infant milk and infant formula to have the safety documents listed below.

Upon request, you must promptly submit the required safety documentation from an accredited testing laboratory or organisation, i.e. National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) or ISO-17025 accredited.

Product	Testing requirement
Infant milk and infant formula storage bag and bottle	Consumer Protection Notice No. 11 of 2011 OR CPSIA OR REACH (REACH Annex XVII)

For more information refer to Additional resource below.

How to submit the required documents for approval

In order to submit documentation for your ASIN(s), complete the following steps to start the application process:

1. In Seller Central, click the Performance menu, and choose Account Health .
2. Under Product compliance requests , click Documentation requests .
3. Click Provide documentation or appeal next to the product.
4. Follow the steps to answer Is this an appeal and complete the Submit required documents section.

If an ASIN has multiple SKUs against it, document submission is required only once per ASIN to be approved.

Additional resources

• DEHP in children’s plastic items and Consumer Protection Notice No. 11 of 2011 PERMANENT BAN ON CHILDREN’S PRODUCTS CONTAINING MORE THAN 1% DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE (DEHP)
• Labs that you can use to obtain test reports:
  • https://www.nata.com.au/
  • International Accreditation Service: testing laboratories meet ISO/IEC standard 17025
  • Some labs provide special Amazon rates for testing. A list of these compliance solutions providers is available at Service Provider Network.
  • Amazon e-commerce compliance total solution

Consequences for policy violations

Violations of Amazon’s policies for listing may result in, but may not be limited to, the following actions:

• Cancellation of the listing
• Suspension of listing privileges
• Cancellation of listing privileges

These potential consequences are in addition to, and in no way limited to, the consequences allowed by any agreement between Amazon and the seller. Amazon Australia reserves the right to make judgements in its sole discretion about whether or not a listing is appropriate.