SEOUL – Toxic substances up to 622 times Korea’s permitted levels were found in children’s winter clothing sold on Chinese e-commerce platforms, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said on Nov 22. In the latest safety inspection conducted by the city government on...
The Seoul city government displays unsafe children's goods sold on Chinese e-commerce platforms, such as AliExpress, Shein and Temu, on Nov 22.SEOUL – Toxic substances up to 622 times Korea’s permitted levels were found in children’s winter clothing sold on Chinese e-commerce platforms, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said on Nov 22.
One children’s jacket sold on Temu contained phthalate plasticizers - toxic chemicals that can disrupt endocrine functions and reproductive health - at levels nearly 622 times higher than the legal limit in South Korea. Another children’s jumpsuit sold on Temu detected phthalate plasticizers at levels 294 times above the legal limit. The garment’s pH levels came to 7.8, outside the permitted range of 4.0 to 7.5.
On the same platform, an infant onesie contained 3.5 times the allowable level of phthalate plasticizers, while overalls with lead at 19.12 times the legal limit were also sold there.
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