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Lynn Faulds Wood dies at 72


The consumer rights stalwart passed away on Friday after suffering a stroke

Richard Young

Posted 26 April 2020 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Inside Trading Standards|National


UPDATES: Lynn Faulds Wood’s death prompted tributes to a campaigning journalist whose work on Watchdog, product recalls and local consumer protection made her a valued ally of trading standards and a persistent advocate for public safety.

Lynn Faulds Wood, the journalist and consumer rights campaigner, has died aged 72 after suffering a stroke.

Faulds Wood was long a supporter of trading standards and consumer protection, having presented the BBC’s <em>Watchdog</em> from 1985 to 1993.

She became highly regarded in the field of product safety and was commissioned by the Government to lead an independent re...

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