By Edith Hancock

European consumer-advocacy group BEUC called out Chinese e-commerce company Temu for selling products it considers dangerous and in breach of the European Union's consumer-protection rules.

The group said Monday that tests carried out by its members in Denmark, Italy and the U.K. over the past 15 months showed some products, such as cosmetics and children's toys, had safety problems and shouldn't be on sale in the EU. None of the products they tested complied with EU law, it said.

The Chinese business, part of PDD Holdings, didn't reply to a request for comment.

Temu is one of a handful of companies the European Commission is looking into under the Digital Services Act, a relatively new law that governs products sold online as well as how websites recommend those products to users and how they add addictive designs to their services.

The consumer group wants the EU executive to move forward with its investigation into the company, put forward an action plan on the problems that consumers face online and work with lawmakers and diplomats to finalize a customs reform. Authorities in the bloc need to be better resourced and be tasked with investigating the safety of products when they enter the EU, the group said.

"Temu might have taken Europe by storm because it is cheap, but it is an entry point for illegal products that have no place on our markets," Agustin Reyna, BEUC's director general, said on Monday.

"Consumers have dangerous products entering their homes, while many businesses in Europe which take the time to comply with our laws are being subject to unfair competition," he said.

The commission is expected to unveil a draft communication by Wednesday as part of a wider effort to address problems it sees with e-commerce platforms such as Temu and Shein.

Write to Edith Hancock at edith.hancock@wsj.com

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February 03, 2025 11:19 ET (16:19 GMT)

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