Dr Peter Prinsley has pressed ministers to require online marketplaces to identify, prevent and remove unsafe products from their platforms.
He raised evidence of dangerous goods continuing to appear online and asked for a clear legal duty backed by meaningful penalties.
Future of Work Minister Kate Dearden said recent consultations proposed a due-care duty for marketplaces and a modernised enforcement toolkit.
The options include civil monetary penalties proportionate to the risk, alongside existing criminal sanctions, and bespoke measures for online and international supply-chain businesses.
The consultation also considered additional responsibilities relating to lithium-ion batteries in consumer goods such as e-bikes.
Ministers have not yet published their final response or regulations. The exchange confirms the intended direction of policy rather than rules already in force.
