EU Imposes €200m Fine on Temu for Selling Unsafe Products
EU regulators have fined online shopping site Temu €200 million after a 19-month probe found it failed to stop the sale of illegal and dangerous items. Mystery shoppers uncovered unsafe baby toys, chargers that risk electric shock or fire, jewellery with lead and clothes made with banned chemicals. The European Commission says Temu’s website controls and recommendation systems amplified harmful products. This is the largest penalty issued under the EU’s Digital Services Act since it took effect in February 2024. Temu’s parent, PDD Holdings, reported over $54 billion in global revenues last year, so the fine represents only a small share of its turnover. Regulators say further investigations are ongoing and Temu must submit a compliance plan by late August. Temu has criticised the decision as disproportionate and insists it has strengthened its risk assessments and user protections since the commission’s first evaluation.
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