EU fines Temu €200 million over unsafe chargers and baby toys sold on its platform
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4d ago· 2 min readenNews
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The European Commission has fined Chinese-owned online retailer Temu €200 million for allowing the sale of unsafe products on its platform. An independent investigation found that a high percentage of chargers sold through Temu failed basic electrical safety tests, and many baby toys contained chemicals above legal limits or had small detachable parts posing suffocation hazards. Temu must present an action plan by August 28 to address these failures, and the Commission will decide within two months whether the company's response is sufficient.
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It also found that a high proportion of baby toys posed safety risks, containing chemicals above legal limits or featuring small detachable parts that presented suffocation hazards.
As well as paying the fine, Temu has to present an action plan to address the failures by 28 August.
The European Commission says the Chinese-owned online retailer failed to take account of risks from baby toys and faulty chargers sold on its platform.
