New Delhi, May 16 -- The Central Consumer Protection Authority has launched a probe into major e-commerce platforms, including Amazon, Flipkart, Meesho and JioMart, over the sale and advertisement of an allegedly unregistered agrochemical product marketed as Cyclosinone Herbicide.

The consumer rights watchdog, which operates under the department of consumer affairs, had issued notices to major e-commerce platforms directing them to remove the listings and explain their due diligence mechanisms.

The regulatory body said in a Saturday statement that the e-commerce companies informed the authority that the listings had been removed immediately, while the seller accounts linked to the product were being examined for further action.

The mat...