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Company fined over unsafe toys


A business in Essex was found guilty of importing and supplying unsafe toys

Richard Young

Posted 21 April 2021 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Consumer Goods and Services|South East


UPDATES: A Thurrock prosecution has led to fines and costs after JL Supplies Ltd and its director admitted importing and supplying unsafe toys that posed choking and asphyxiation risks to children.

A prosecution brought by Thurrock Council Trading Standards has resulted in a company which imported and supplied unsafe toys being ordered to pay more than £4,100.

JL Supplies Ltd failed to ensure that the toys it imported met proper safety standards and did not pose a danger to children.

An initial investigation of the company’s premises by Thurrock Council Trading Standards ...

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