Numerous Items Sold for Ali and Temu in China... Gyeonggi-do Confirms 146 Cases

Overseas recalled products sold domestically on Chinese shopping malls

Gyeonggi Province identified 146 cases of 'hazardous products' on Chinese shopping platforms Ali and Temu.

On the 30th, Gyeonggi Province announced that from May 7 to July 19, it monitored products sold on the Chinese shopping platforms Ali and Temu through the Consumer Information Center and confirmed 146 cases of consumer hazardous products.

The monitoring method involved searching for items that should not be sold on the shopping malls. For example, in the case of swords, keywords were changed to terms like 'combat sword' or 'baked blade' and found through social networking services (SNS), then input into the shopping platforms.

As a result of the monitoring, there were 354 suspected hazardous products, but among them, 208 cases were blocked from search or had additional adult verification after government hazardous product blocking hotline operations, or autonomous measures by businesses were completed, or sales were suspended. These products were searchable at the start of monitoring in May, but over time, consumer access was blocked.

However, 146 cases, including ▲overseas recalled products (16 cases) ▲online sales prohibited items (43 cases) ▲online sales restricted items (78 cases) ▲other hazardous products (9 cases), were confirmed to still be on sale.

Among the overseas recalled products, 16 cases such as infant soft blocks posing a suffocation risk were identified, including 15 products recalled in Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia, and one product recalled domestically in China.

There were 43 online sales prohibited items. Among these, eyeglasses with prescription lenses and contact lenses (Medical Service Act Article 12) accounted for 28 cases, the most frequent. There were also 7 cases of pharmaceuticals (Pharmaceutical Affairs Act Articles 44 and 50), 3 cases of KC uncertified products (Electrical Appliances Safety Control Act Article 10), 3 cases of swords and crossbows suspected of being used as weapons (Firearms and Ammunition Control Act Article 8), and 2 cases of trademark-infringing products (Trademark Act Article 108).

Online sales restricted items, which require sellers to report and are allowed to be sold under relevant laws, accounted for 78 cases. Medical devices such as surgical knives (Medical Device Act Article 17) were the most common with 51 cases. Items harmful to youth, including tobacco and harmful media and substances (Youth Protection Act Articles 16 and 18), accounted for 25 cases and were sold without adult verification procedures or youth hazard labeling. Additionally, there were 2 cases of health functional foods containing functional ingredients (Health Functional Food Act Article 6).

Other cases included 4 sales of police uniform look-alikes prohibited domestically (Police Uniform Equipment Act Article 8), 3 cases of pine logs banned from import for plant quarantine (Plant Quarantine Act Article 10), and 2 products containing ingredients blocked from import through overseas direct purchase (Imported Food Safety Control Act Article 25).

Lee Moon-gyo, Director of the Fair Economy Division of Gyeonggi Province, said, "We plan to notify businesses through the hazardous product blocking hotline based on the monitoring results to induce necessary measures such as domestic search blocking and adult verification procedures," and urged consumers to check overseas recall information and consumer safety information when purchasing from overseas direct purchase and to be cautious in transactions.

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