Content warning: This video contains subject matter that may be disturbing to some readers. The retail giant Amazon missed years-long opportunities to pull a chemical with a documented history of being used by young people to end their lives, KING 5 Investigators and 9NEWS Investigates found. Amazon sold 99% strength sodium nitrite, a common meat preservative, for years after red flags came into the company about the misuse of the product as a suicide agent, according to legal documents. Amazon pulled the product from its site in October 2022 – six years after the first recorded online complaint from a grieving parent. Read more at: https://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/amazon-missed-multiple-chances-to-stop-selling-chemical-used-in-suicides/73-27950923-3be1-4147-b813-7ff8e874801d More local videos here: https://youtube.com/@9news Subscribe to NEXT: https://youtube.com/@Nexton9NEWS Stay connected: 9NEWS Website: https://www.9news.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilike9news Twitter: https://twitter.com/9NEWS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9newsdenver/ Download the 9NEWS App: https://www.9news.com/appredirect/ Sign up for the 9NEWSLETTER: https://www.9news.com/email 9NEWS (KUSA) is located in Denver, Colorado.