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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday announced an investigation into Shein and whether the fast-fashion retailer violated state laws regarding unethical labor practices and the sale of unsafe products. consumer products.
Paxton said the investigation into Shein will determine whether the retailer’s supply chain and manufacturing practices are infringing Texas State Laws about the use of toxic and hazardous materials, misleading consumers about product safety and misleading consumers about ethical sourcing.
It also plans to investigate Shein’s data collection and privacy practices, which the attorney general’s office says could pose risks to millions of U.S. consumers.
“Safe, non-toxic materials and products are another key ingredient of the Make America Healthy Again movement,” said Paxton. “Any company that skimps on labor standards or product safety, especially those operating in foreign countries such as China, will be held accountable.”
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the investigation into Shein. (Justin Lane-Pool/Getty Images)
“Texans deserve to know that the companies they buy from are ethical, safe and transparent and do not exploit workers or sell harmful products,” he added. “I will not allow cheap, dangerous foreign goods to flood America and endanger our health.”
Paxton’s investigation into Shein comes after France’s Bureau of Consumer Fraud found childish sex dolls and illegal weapons for sale on the retailer’s online platform.
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Shein is a popular global fast-fashion retailer. (Rodrigo Arangua/AFP via Getty Images)
France has tried to suspend Shein from doing business in the country for three months European Commission asked the company for information to determine whether it posed a “systemic risk” to European consumers.
Shein has said it has banned the sale of sex dolls worldwide and was cooperating with the European Commission’s request.
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Shein is an online retailer, but has experimented with physical pop-up stores. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Shein was founded in China and sources most of its products from the country, where it has several thousand suppliers, although its headquarters are in Singapore.
Paxton is a candidate for the US Senate and is expected to challenge incumbent Senator John Cornyn in the Republican primary.
The attorney general this year investigated or charged several well-known companies over their marketing practices, including Procter & Gamble, Bristol Myers Squibb and Tylenol maker Kenvue.
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Reuters contributed to this report.
