European Commission accepts Temu plan to curb illegal and unsafe products

The European Commission announced on Monday 26 October 2026 that it had accepted a plan from the Chinese platform Temu. The plan is meant to bring the company into line with the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) and reduce the availability of illegal products online.

Fine and remedial plan

According to the Commission, in May 2026 it found that Temu had failed to meet its obligations under the DSA. The platform was fined €200 million at the time. The plan approved now is a further step towards better consumer protection online.

Spider's Web reports that the problem includes counterfeit electronics, clothing and footwear, electronic equipment without proper safety testing, toys with excessive levels of heavy metals, and jewellery containing prohibited amounts of such metals.

What Temu must do

The plan includes several actions:

• carrying out a risk assessment of how the platform operates,
• introducing reliable indicators to show whether the changes reduce the availability of illegal goods,
• reviewing content moderation systems,
• analysing whether recommendation algorithms increase the visibility of illegal offers,
• assessing whether sellers use platform features to publish potentially illegal listings.

Temu has four months to complete the risk assessment. It will cover a six-month period, up to 30 November 2026.

What this means for you

The DSA is European Union law, so it applies to Temu's offer to customers in EU countries, including Poland. The sources used do not mention any changes to the platform's offer for customers in the UK. People buying on Temu in the UK should therefore not assume the same changes will apply to the British version of the service. Anyone ordering goods for family in Poland or the UK should still check safety markings, especially on toys and electronics.

A note on the headlines

The headline of the original article suggests that many popular products will no longer be available on Temu. However, the description of the plan shows that for now it concerns risk assessment, changes to algorithms and moderation, and measures of effectiveness. The results of these actions can only be judged once they are put into practice.