ALBAWABA - The Consumer Product Safety Commission in the United States is being urged by two of its members to look into the security measures of "foreign-owned" e-commerce sites like Temu and Shein, particularly with regard to the purported sale of "deadly baby and toddler products."
The CPSC commissioners noted last month's Information report on both sites' harmful items in a Tuesday statement. Worrying products included cushioned crib bumpers on Temu that are prohibited in the US, and drawstring sweatshirts on Shein, which the CPSC deems strangling hazards.
Commissioners Peter Feldman and Douglas Dziak of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have suggested that the agency should investigate the extent to which Shein, with headquarters in Singapore, and Temu, a company established in China, comply with the Consumer Product Safety Act.
In addition, the commissioners are calling on the agency to investigate Temu and Shein's safety and compliance procedures, as well as their ties with third-party vendors and customers, as well as "any representations they make when products are imported."
A Shein spokesperson commented, according to CNBC, that customer safety is company’s first concern, and the firm is spending millions of dollars to fortify its compliance programs—including collaborating with testing organizations to improve its product safety procedures
A spokesperson from Temu issued a statement in which they said that the company expects all vendors on its platform to comply with laws and regulations, including those that pertain to the safety of the products they offer.
