A number of products sold on Temu have dangerously high levels of harmful metals, a bombshell UK documentary claims Temu launched 12 months ago in Australia, and has become a popular destination for ultra-cheap household products and fashion — including slides for $5.68, handbags for $7.07, and carry-size sewing kits for as low as $4.
94. The British series The Truth About Temu: Dispatches, which aired this week on Channel 4, sent a number of Temu-sold products to a toxicologist for rigorous testing. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today In the program, investigative reporter Ellie Flynn purchased a number of items from the website, including a silver effect necklace for £2.
17 ($A4.16), gold effect chain for £2.97 ($A5.
70) and a children’s jacket for £11.09 ($A21.27).
Flynn sent the items to a toxicology lab, which found the silver necklace had 10 times more lead than is legally allowed in a product in the UK. The gold chain’s clasp contained 17mg per kg of lead, while another part of the product had 26.7mg per kg of lead, which both exceed the legal amount allowed in the UK.
According to the Mayo Clinic , excessive lead exposure can cause headaches, high blood pressure, mood disorders, or miscarriage, stillbirth or premature birth in pregnant women. The gold chain also had 27 times more cadmium than is allowed in the UK, with prolonged exposure linked to kidney damage. The children’s jacket Flynn purchased from Temu had 82.
5mg per kg of antimony in brown.
