Chinese regulator fines, confiscates 3.6 billion yuan from food-delivery platforms

Alibaba Holding

17/04/2026 09:02

BEIJING, April 17 (Reuters) - China's market regulator on Friday fined and confiscated a total of 3.6 billion yuan ($527.32 million) from seven e-commerce platforms over food delivery safety violations, an official statement showed.

The companies fined include Pinduoduo PDD.O, Meituan 3690.HK, JD.com 9618.HK, ByteDance's Douyin and Alibaba's 9988.HK food delivery service, Taobao and Tmall.

Investigations showed the companies had failed to take necessary measures to protect consumers while failing to properly verify online food vendors' licences and qualifications, the regulator said.

($1 = 6.8270 Chinese yuan renminbi)

 (Reporting by Xiuhao Chen and Ryan Woo; editing by Philippa Fletcher)

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