Shein and Temu's Shoes ‘Rotate' in Safety Tests with European Rules

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Research in seven European countries, including Portugal, concluded that 35.5% of the footwear analysed from platforms such as Shein and Temu did not meet at least one European regulatory limit.

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More than one-third of the footwear tested does not comply with European rules. "Consumer safety and fair competition cannot be sacrificed in the name of artificially low prices," says Onofre.

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A European research project was carried out between February and May 2026 in seven European countries, including Portugal, covering 76 pairs of footwear purchased on the platforms.

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A European study detected chemical defects in 35.5% of the footwear analyzed on Chinese platforms. One product had phthalates 370 times above the legal limit and eight in ten safety footwear models failed tests

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More than a third of the footwear purchased on platforms such as Shein and Temu does not meet the European limits on chemicals, concluded a study by the European Footwear Confederation (ECC) released today.