A serious incident. In July 2024, in Australia, an eight-year-old girl was the victim of an accident who seriously injured her. As relayed by the Australian media, Nine Newsthe little girl, named Daniella, was celebrating her birthday when her sweater accidentally caught fire.
“The product actually melted like plastic”
His grandmother had just given it to him, after ordering it on the merchandise sales site, Temu. The sweater was made of a synthetic material. In a few seconds, the garment in question melted on this little girl’s skin, after igniting. Result: she was third degree burns to the face, chest, arm and hand. “The product actually melted like plastic”explained Daniella’s mother to the local media. Quickly, she placed her daughter in the shower before help arrived. In total, 13% of Daniella’s body was burned.
Since July 2024, the little girl was operated on fourteen timesparticularly to receive skin grafts. These surgeries cost Daniella’s family a lot of money. A participatory prize pool has been opened online, on the Gofundme website. The parents are asking people who wish to help them, in order to finance the reconstruction of their daughter. Before it can be delivered, Daniella still has ten years of operations leftaccording to health professionals.
-A sweater that did not conform to standards
At the same time, Daniella’s family called on a lawyer to receive compensation from the Tenu site. “I don’t want money for personal gain, I just want my daughter to have a life. How is such a thing possible in Australia? How can we have products that burn children?“asked Daniella’s mother.
The Australian Consumer Commission has confirmed that this sweater did not comply with safety standards and consumption guidelines drawn up by Australia. Furthermore, the label on this garment did not warn of its danger, particularly when worn near a heat source. Claiming to attach great importance to “product safety”, the Chinese company Temu removed the garment from its site in September 2024.
