Product safety Product testing Published 24 February 2020

Unsafe products on online marketplaces

Joint testing by Euroconsumers and other European consumer organisations found that two-thirds of products bought on online marketplaces such as AliExpress, Wish, eBay, LightInTheBox and Amazon were unsafe and illegal, from toxic children’s toys to melting chargers, raising urgent questions about product safety and platform accountability.

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Product safety

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