Brussels Fines Temu €200M Under the DSA for Unsafe Baby Toys and Faulty Chargers
May 28, 2026 – 11:51 am
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The Temu fine, the second-ever DSA penalty after X’s €120M in December, marks the EU’s online-safety regime’s first major Chinese-platform enforcement case.
The European Commission has fined Temu, the Chinese e-commerce platform owned by PDD Holdings, €200m (roughly $232m) under the Digital Services Act for failing to prevent the sale of unsafe products to European consumers.
The Commission’s investigation revealed:
- A high proportion of chargers tested from the platform failed basic electrical-safety standards.
- A significant number of baby toys posed medium to high safety risks, including chemicals exceeding EU legal limits and small detachable parts that pose suffocation hazards.
This fine is the second major DSA enforcement action ever issued, following the €120m penalty against X in December 2025.
The Specific Issues:
The Commission found that Temu’s risk assessment under the DSA:
- Underestimated concrete dangers.
- Lacked specificity.
- Was not grounded in solid evidence.
- Was not comprehensive.
These shortcomings, rather than the presence of unsafe products, led to the fine.
Key Takeaways:
- Other large platforms also host unsafe products. The Commission’s focus on Temu highlights the platform’s failure to implement proper supervisory mechanisms as required by the DSA.
- The fine amounts to 0.4% of PDD Holdings’ reported $55bn 2025 revenue, a deliberate lower limit rather than a deterrent ceiling.
- The Commission is building a regulatory framework under the DSA designed to hold extremely large online platforms accountable, regardless of their location.
Temu’s response plan, due by August 28, will be closely scrutinized, and further penalties remain possible if it falls short.