E-Commerce Platforms Draw Focus of Product Safety Regulators

Regulators on the US Consumer Product Safety Commission are putting e-commerce platforms on notice that they will face increased scrutiny for the role they play in distributing dangerous products.

Last week, two of the independent agency’s commissioners released a joint statement asking agency staff to evaluate Shein and Temu after reports the Chinese e-commerce platforms have listed deadly baby products for sale.

“Shein and Temu raise specific concerns,” Commissioners Peter A. Feldman and Douglas Dziak said. The commissioners listed the ability to purchase dangerous products, as well as the sites’ explosion of popularity in the US stemming from the availability ...