Sweden, Denmark, and Norway are joining forces against dangerous products from global online stores such as Temu and Shein.
The three countries’ environment ministers are pushing jointly to get the EU to take tougher action against retail giants. For example, they want to investigate whether it is possible to ban them from putting certain products up for sale.
“Global online platforms like Temu and Shein are flooding the market with products that are not safe for consumers and our children. We must do something about it,” says Norwegian Andreas Bjelland Eriksen on his way to an EU meeting in Brussels on Thursday, side by side with Swedish Romina Pourmokhtari (L) and Danish Magnus Heunicke.
“It’s very serious things that we notice that these platforms do not think they have a responsibility for. Then it’s up to the legislator to take a step forward and handle this problem before the products spread in our societies,” says Pourmokhtari.
The EU Commission warned in early February of tightened controls on packages from China due to criticism of Temu and Shein.
Sweden, Denmark, and Norway now want the EU Commission to also investigate what can be done about online retailers’ way of marketing their products.
Temu aquarium decorations have invasive algea on them, also the plastics are toxic in warm water. It killed my father’s fish. It was an overnight massacre.
I’m so sorry to hear that kind of horrible stuff. 😢 Things that are supposed to be beautiful should not lead to tragedies. (Also I’m very sorry, I don’t know why I’m this emotional, probably caffeine overdose again)