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A company that supplied dangerous travel adaptors has been prosecuted
Posted 14 April 2019 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Retail|South East
UPDATES: A supplier of unsafe world travel adaptors has been fined after Trading Standards found dangerous products on sale, highlighting the continuing importance of electrical safety and robust supply chain compliance.
An Ireland-based company that imported dangerous travel adaptors which were subsequently sold in West Sussex has been ordered to pay more than £6,000 in fines and costs.
Fonua Ltd, based in Dublin, pleaded guilty to two charges at Worthing Magistrates Court following an investigation by West Sussex Trading Standards. The company was fined £5,000 and ordered to pay costs of £...
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