AK-Warning about Toys from Temu, Wish and Shein

Toys can only be sold in Europe if they meet the general safety requirements of the European Toy Directive. To see if this is also the case with the discount online retailers, the AK had a total of 13 toys for children under three years tested in the laboratory of the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES). Result: Five of them do not comply with the EU Toy Regulation.

AK Warning: Toys from Temu, Wish, and Shein with Dangerous Defects

According to the AGES report, two products from the online retailer Wish posed a "very serious health risk to children under three years" and were therefore reported to the Federal Office for Consumer Health: In the case of a telescopic suction cup giraffe, the suction cups came off, posing a choking hazard. A wooden camera for babies posed a strangulation risk. Detachable small parts were also criticized in bath turtles from the Chinese online retailer Temu.

The test also went similarly with the also Chinese retailer Shein: Here too, a choking hazard was identified in two toys - a dancing cactus and a sensory ring for babies - due to detachable small parts. The dangerous filling material was easily accessible in the cactus, and it showed a concentration of 29.4 instead of the permitted five mg/kg in a flame retardant.

The AK pointed out that a test by the Association Toys Industries of Europe (TIE) in February 2024 had shown that 18 out of 19 toys from Temu did not comply with the European Toy Directive. Although Temu had removed the criticized products from its range, there apparently had been no improvement, according to the consumer protectors.

(APA/Red)

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