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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

EU fines Temu for failing to stop sale of illegal and dangerous products

The Temu website on a computer screen
The Temu website. The European Commission also criticised the company over inadequate controls on the design of its platform. Photograph: Richard Drew/AP

EU regulators have fined the Chinese shopping website Temu €200m (£173m) for failing to stop the sale of illegal and dangerous products.

The European Commission imposed the penalty after a 19-month investigation that found consumers were very likely to encounter illegal or unsafe products including baby toys and electronics on the firm’s website.

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