Regulatory reinstatement: pesticide, FDA, Prop 65, medical claims

Get your Amazon seller account reinstated after regulatory suspension: FDA violations, pesticide/EPA compliance, medical claims, restricted products, California Prop 65, or safety compliance. We handle compliance documentation, lab reports, SDS, EPA/FDA registration, and the full appeal process. Evidence mapping and reinstatement across US, EU, UK, and global Amazon marketplaces. 5,200+ cases since 2016.

What is an Amazon regulatory suspension?

A regulatory suspension occurs when Amazon removes listings or suspends your account for alleged violations of product safety, FDA, EPA, pesticide, or state compliance (e.g., California Prop 65). Amazon enforces strict policies to protect customers and comply with regulators. Sellers who fail to provide adequate documentation, or whose products lack required certifications, face listing removal, account suspension, and potential funds withholding.

Why Amazon suspends for regulatory: policy logic and triggers

Amazon suspends sellers when products appear to violate FDA, EPA, or state regulations, or when required compliance documentation is missing or incomplete. Common triggers include:

• Pesticide / EPA violations: Products that qualify as pesticides under EPA definitions but lack proper registration, labeling, or SDS
• FDA violations: Dietary supplements with unapproved claims, cosmetics without proper labeling, medical devices, or food products with compliance issues
• Medical claims: Products marketed with disease claims, cure claims, or drug-like language without FDA approval
• Restricted products: Items requiring approval or documentation that sellers haven't provided
• California Prop 65: Products containing substances subject to Prop 65 that lack required warnings
• Safety compliance: General product safety or children's product compliance (CPSC, etc.)

Cost of delay: sales, inventory, and funds at risk

Every day your listings are removed or your account is suspended, you lose revenue, inventory turns, and Buy Box. Amazon may hold funds. Inventory in FBA sits stranded. Competitors take your share. Wrong appeals or incomplete documentation can worsen your case log. See what to do in the first 24 hours after suspension.

Evidence typically needed for regulatory reinstatement

Amazon evaluates whether you can prove regulatory compliance. The evidence we map depends on the specific policy cited. Typical documents include:

• Lab reports: EPA-registered pesticide tests, FDA-compliant product testing, or third-party lab reports
• SDS (Safety Data Sheets): Current, accurate SDS for products that require them
• EPA/FDA registration: EPA registration numbers for pesticides, FDA facility registration where applicable
• Product images and packaging: Photos showing correct labels, warnings, ingredient lists
• Ingredient documentation: Full ingredient lists, certifications, COAs (Certificates of Analysis)
• Prop 65 compliance: Warnings, testing, or documentation for California Prop 65
• Manufacturer/supplier documentation: Letters from manufacturers confirming compliance

Common mistakes in regulatory appeals

Many sellers delay or lose reinstatement by:

• Generic appeals: Copy-pasting template appeals that don't address the specific regulatory issue
• Wrong documentation: Submitting outdated SDS, wrong product tests, or irrelevant lab reports
• Ignoring policy: Not removing or correcting prohibited claims (e.g., medical claims) before appealing
• Incomplete evidence: Missing EPA registration, Prop 65 warnings, or required certifications
• Contradicting prior submissions: New appeals that conflict with earlier case log entries

We derive root cause from policy and timeline, then build evidence-backed compliance responses.

How we help: regulatory reinstatement process

Case History Control, evidence mapping, and submission discipline. We review your Performance Notification and case log, identify the exact regulatory failure, and design a compliance response that ties every claim to verifiable documents. We coordinate with labs, manufacturers, and suppliers when needed. We run the full appeal loop until reinstatement or we tell you there's no viable path. If we can't help, we say so before you spend a dollar.

Related suspension types

Regulatory often overlaps with IP (misbranded, packaging) or condition (expired products). For account health, operations, or listing compliance, see our dedicated pages.

Common questions

Is reinstatement guaranteed?+

No. Amazon decides outcomes. What we guarantee is full ownership, evidence mapping, disciplined submissions, and execution through follow-ups and escalation paths.

Can you help if I already got rejected?+

Yes. Many cases start after rejection. We stabilize your case log first, then build the next appeal.