Most Safety Helmets and Water Play Equipment Purchased Directly from Overseas Fall Short of Safety Standards

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Recently, there has been an increase in cases of products being imported into Korea through overseas direct purchase without having their safety verified.

Accordingly, the Korea Consumer Agency (President Yoon Soo-hyun) has been testing the safety of products being sold on overseas direct purchase platforms (AliExpress, Temu, Qoo10) that may be life-threatening in the event of an accident such as motorcycle helmets, children's products, cosmetics that are applied directly to the skin, and car air fresheners that may expose people to chemicals with results showing that 27 out of 88 products (30.7%) were confirmed not to meet domestic safety standards.