The European Commission has accepted Temu’s action plan to remedy a Digital Services Act (DSA) breach over how the platform assesses risks linked to illegal products. The decision, announced on 26 October 2026, does not certify that goods sold on the marketplace are safe and does not cancel the €200 million fine imposed in May.

Temu submitted the plan in August. It sets out five corrective measures. The company must run a platform-specific risk analysis based on reliable, up-to-date evidence about its own service, not generic e-commerce assumptions. It must also use metrics that show whether mitigation steps actually curb the spread of illegal listings.

Temu must examine weaknesses in proactive moderation — rules, automated detection, manual review, feedback and resources — and analyse whether recommender systems can amplify problematic listings. Separately, it must look at intentional manipulation of the service, including by sellers who exploit platform features to push potentially illegal offers.

The European Board for Digital Services rated the proposals only partially adequate and flagged missing detail. The Commission says it clarified the requirements and will supervise the weak points closely. Accepting the plan is a procedural remediation step, not a finding that the risk has gone.

The timetable is tight: four months to implement the plan and to deliver an interim risk assessment covering a six-month window ending 30 November 2026. An independent external audit will follow; the report is due within four months of implementation, and any auditor recommendations require a response within one month.

The case began with preliminary findings in July 2025 and hardened in May 2026, when the Commission confirmed the systemic risk-assessment breach and issued the fine. For shoppers in Romania and across the EU, the intended change is better large-scale risk detection — not physical testing of every item. Ordinary caution still applies until implementation and the audit show results.

Source: Temu ordered to change how it assesses risky products (B1TV); confirmation: European Commission accepts Temu’s plan to assess illegal-product risks (2EU Brussels)