D10A4 (Shein+Temu)

Question 1

Which companies were found to sell products containing toxic substances according to Seoul authorities?

Answer 1

Shein, Temu and AliExpress

Question 2

How many products were tested by Seoul authorities, and what was the result?

Answer 2

144 products were tested
Multiple products from all companies failed to meet legal standards

Question 3

What items from Shein was found to contain toxic substances, and how did it compare to the legal limit?

Answer 3

Shein shoes
Contained phthalates 229 times above the legal limit

Shein nail polish (2 bottles)
Contained Dioxane at more than 3.6 times the limit + Methanol at 1.4 times above the acceptable level

Shein caps
Contained Formaldehyde at double the allowable threshold

Question 4

What temu item contained a toxic substance, what was the substance and at what level was it?

Answer 4

Temu sandals
Lead in the insoles at levels more than 11 times the permissible limit

Question 5

Who added Shein to its list of digit firms under stricter safety rules to protect customers from unsafe products?

Answer 5

The European Union (EU)

Question 6

Which official in the Seoul Metropolitan Government commented on the products?

Answer 6

Kim Tae-hee

Question 7

What impact do phthalate-based plasticizers have on health according to the findings? Also Dioxane?

Answer 7

Pthalates:
Affect reproductive functions
sperm count reduction
Cause infertility and
Premature birth

Dioaxe:
Can cause liver poisoning

Question 8

What institue classified the chemicals as human carcinogens

Answer 8

International Cancer Institute

Question 9

What does Shein work closely with and what tests do they carry out

Answer 9

international third-party testing agencies

risk-based sampling tests