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Worrisome: More than two-thirds of Temu and Shein products violate safety standards – Update: Temu responds
A new investigation by Belgian consumer group Testachats, in cooperation with its German and Danish counterparts, has revealed alarming safety issues with products sold on popular Chinese shopping platforms Shein and Temu.
Safety standards? What are those?
According to the findings, nearly 70% of the tested items fail to meet European safety standards, meaning they should not legally be sold within the European Union.
The organisations examined 162 products across three categories – children’s toys, USB chargers and necklaces – assessing them for mechanical, electrical, chemical and labelling compliance. Most of the items were sold by third-party vendors, with Shein and Temu merely providing the online marketplace.
Here is what the inspectors found
Out of the total, 112 products were found to have at least one violation. The worst offenders were children’s toys: every toy purchased from Shein, and 26 out of 27 bought from Temu, failed to meet safety requirements.
Inspectors found toxic materials, unsafe designs, and small detachable parts posing choking hazards. Roughly 60% of the toys were classified as posing a medium to high safety risk.
The USB chargers performed no better. Out of 54 tested items, only two were compliant. Some devices heated to over 100 degrees Celsius under load, creating a serious fire hazard.
What, you think you can get a chainsaw for five bucks and not have it literally slice your head off!?
More fool you!
Hoestly! What can you expect out of chinese trash. Its ment to kill people.
Chinese products can be good or bad. Chinese factories just like other whipping boys of the past (Japan) make merchandise to sell at the price point that the vendor ask for. I have some Chinese tool sets that are very high quality and have others not so good. Bottom line, you get what you pay for. IF the price is cheap there is a reason for that. It is best to try and buy merchandise from manufacturers located in the E.U. if you can and also try to support your local merchants when possible if you can get quality goods and customer service.