Rep. Rick Crawford, R-ship.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday announced an investigation into his dismissal and whether the fast-fashion retailer violated state laws related to illegal labor practices and unsafe sales. Consumer products.
Paxton said the investigation will determine whether the vendors’ distribution and manufacturing violated the law Texas state laws Regarding the use of toxic and dangerous substances, misleading consumers about product safety and misleading consumers through ethical attacks.
It also plans to look into Shein’s data collection and privacy, which the attorney general’s office says could put millions of American consumers at risk.
“Safe, non-toxic ingredients and products are one of the key ingredients in the Emeriach Healthy and Movement,” Paxton said. “Any company that cuts corners on labor standards or product safety, especially those operating in foreign countries like China, will be held accountable.”
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the investigation into Shay. (Justin Lane-Pool/Getty Images)
“Texans deserve to know that the companies they buy from are healthy, safe, transparent, and not exploiting workers or selling harmful products,” he added. “I will not allow cheap, dangerous, foreign goods to grow America and endanger our health.”
Paxton’s investigation of Shein comes after France’s Consumer fraud agency He found childlike sex dolls and illegal weapons available for sale on Realer’s online platform.
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Shein is a global luxury fashion retailer. (Rodrigo Arangua / AFP via Getty Images)
France wanted to temporarily suspend doing business in the country for three months, as well European Commission He asked for information from the company to find out that it has returned “systematic risk” to European consumers.
Shein said he was banned from selling sex dolls around the world, and cooperated with the European Commission’s request.
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Shein is an online retailer but has experimented with brick and mortar stores. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Shein was there It was invented in China And most of its products are sourced from the country, where it has several thousand suppliers, although it is sourced from Singapore.
Paxton works US Senate and is expected to challenge the challenge of sen. John Cornyn in the Republican Primary.
The Attorney General has investigated or sued several well-known companies for their marketing practices this year, including Proster & Gamble, Bristol Myers Squibb and Tylenol-Maker Kenvue.
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Reuters contributed to this report.
